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I know a lot of people are into this, but anyone who is probably already and saw it on reddit and this really does have nothing to do with Hacker News.

si2 16y ago
meh, if you don't like it ignore it like a bunch of other posts.
9ec4c12949a4f3 16y ago
I browse reddit for lulz, cool stories, and sutff like that. I don't really check it out at work because of the damn "surprise nsfw boobs" pics. Hacker news is nice and work safe, especially when I change the background colours to look like a terminal emulator. While I see your point, I feel there is a grey-area for this item.
robobenjie 16y ago
I was very happy to read this story. I found in interesting and I don't read reddit, so I wouldn't have gotten it another way.
markkat 16y ago
A YC startup enabled the organization of a national rally? -I think it is of note.
- points 16y ago
  When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"? FWIW I'd rather not see political stories like this on HN.
  - philwelch 16y ago
    When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"? Yeah, you never see anyone use the term "Reddit (YC 05)".
  - markkat 16y ago
    I understand where you are coming from, and I did hesitate for a moment before I submitted. However, here we have a link sharing forum, that evolves into a community, and that finds a voice with national scope. I believe the medium and management of Reddit played a role in this. IMHO, there are learning opportunities here for HN folk.
  - powrtoch 16y ago
    I don't know if this can even be considered a political story. I expect it will have all the political potency of an Improv Everywhere skit.
pavs 16y ago
http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
antidaily 16y ago
While I can agree that it's a stretch to call this story hacker news, let's go ahead and let HN decide - not the chance that we "already and saw it on reddit".

si2 16y ago

meh, if you don't like it ignore it like a bunch of other posts.

9ec4c12949a4f3 16y ago

I browse reddit for lulz, cool stories, and sutff like that. I don't really check it out at work because of the damn "surprise nsfw boobs" pics. Hacker news is nice and work safe, especially when I change the background colours to look like a terminal emulator. While I see your point, I feel there is a grey-area for this item.

robobenjie 16y ago

I was very happy to read this story. I found in interesting and I don't read reddit, so I wouldn't have gotten it another way.

markkat 16y ago

A YC startup enabled the organization of a national rally? -I think it is of note.

points 16y ago
When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"? FWIW I'd rather not see political stories like this on HN.
- philwelch 16y ago
  When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"? Yeah, you never see anyone use the term "Reddit (YC 05)".
- markkat 16y ago
  I understand where you are coming from, and I did hesitate for a moment before I submitted. However, here we have a link sharing forum, that evolves into a community, and that finds a voice with national scope. I believe the medium and management of Reddit played a role in this. IMHO, there are learning opportunities here for HN folk.
- powrtoch 16y ago
  I don't know if this can even be considered a political story. I expect it will have all the political potency of an Improv Everywhere skit.

pavs 16y ago

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

antidaily 16y ago

While I can agree that it's a stretch to call this story hacker news, let's go ahead and let HN decide - not the chance that we "already and saw it on reddit".