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No it shouldnt. It imposes (false) perception that anything not from today is old/not fresh/known/bad knowledge. It is not true. This hunt for dates in titles
by rdslw 10y ago
No it shouldnt. It imposes (false) perception that anything not from today is old/not fresh/known/bad knowledge. It is not true.
This hunt for dates in titles on HN is bad and it's awitch hunt these days.
Disclaimer: I'm not an author nor submitter.
- teddyh 10y agoThis is “Hacker News”.
- grzm 10y agoThe "News" is a bit of a misnomer. Any submission that "gratifies intellectual curiosity" is on-topic, regardless of age.
- grzm 10y agoAdding the year does nothing other than let people know when it was published and gives it some context. You're reading too much into this. The practice goes back at least 2½ years.