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I've been more confused about the recent trend in just posting wikipedia articles on random subjects. No one in the comments seems to ever have a problem with i
by etblg 10y ago
I've been more confused about the recent trend in just posting wikipedia articles on random subjects. No one in the comments seems to ever have a problem with it either.
- GuiA 10y agoWhat's confusing about it? They're usually articles about fairly niche, but HN relevant, ideas/subjects.
- johnchristopher 10y agoI sometimes can spot why: it happens that there is a 'big' thread going on on HN and sometimes a Wikipedia article about one of the aspect of the thread or an argument in it is posted. I have also seen two articles on the front page that seemed to be part of the same discussion. Eg: an article about Tokyo gentrification would trigger a discussion about waste management in big cities and then Wikipedia articles about Japanese sewers and some aspects of Japanese culture would be posted.
- pessimizer 10y agoI've been here at least 5 years, and that's always been done. Often resulted in some great comment pages.