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Ask YC meetup/marketing on HN
I like a lot of the content on HN, but sometimes I see things like
Looking for Karate studio in SF area
Medical Marijuana in SF area
Party in SF area, etc.
I'm sorry? I thought this was a news site? I think many of us are not in the SF area and don't care. There are sites designed for organizing meetups.
Also don't post things trying to sell your product. If it's not news (site off beta, product stable, new features) and you are just saying look at what I have to sell... that's spam. Pure and simple.
what do people think?
- davidw 19y agoAs someone who (relatively) frequently says things aren't hacker news, I think the most important distinction is with things that are actively harmful, such as politics, and often economics. They get people into heated discussions about something that isn't really relevant. Off topic things like "SF meetup" are a bit noisy, sure, but if done in moderation don't really hurt anyone. We've always encouraged people to post about what they're doing, if they're looking for feedback. You should be proud of the work you've done, and not afraid to share it in appropriate situations.
- xenoterracide 19y agoI find a difference between what you are doing, and pushing a product. Asking for opinions is not 'would someone like to buy X'.
- davidw 19y agoDo you have an example of what you feel is inappropriate? I don't think anyone here has much tolerance for outright spam.
- xenoterracide 19y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=167032 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=167032 initially that. although it is starting to look more legit (post submit explanations). But it's got me a bit hot under the collar, about what should and should not be on hacker news.
- davidw 19y agoHehe... oh that... Yeah, that's come up before. I just ignore rms when he gets going about Kratom, and let PG deal with it, as he alone has the power to nuke stories. rms seems like a bright guy and has contributed a lot to this site, but he does have that peculiarity that comes out now and again.
- rms 19y ago>I think many of us are not in the SF area and don't care. There are sites designed for organizing meetups. Startup School is this weekend, so this is the highest density period for meetups of the year. It'll calm down next week.
- xenoterracide 19y agoI can see that. Maybe we should add a meetup area?
- attack 19y agoIt is a networking site for hackers/entrepreneurs. Look at it this way and these posts make more sense.