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Why are there alot of people not using the ASK HN or Tell HN: anymore?
by babyboy808 16y ago
Why are there alot of people not using the ASK HN or Tell HN: anymore?
- evo_9 16y agoNew users really have no idea that is the typical protocol on HN; I know it took me a week or two to notice things like that and then dig up the posting guidelines. Might be worth having a quick FAQ show up when a user creates a new account to cover the basics like this.
- mrspeaker 16y agoOoops. Yeah, I went looking for a FAQ - but I figured it must automatically add the "Ask HN" when there was no URL. Sorry!
- Tichy 16y agoI think it is implicit by the item not having an attached URL.
- RyanGWU82 16y agoNearly everyone does use the "Ask HN" prefix. Based on http://news.ycombinator.com/ask http://news.ycombinator.com/ask, 87% of all self-posts start with "Ask HN" or something similar. And the prefix's use is trending upward over time. More to the point, why does it matter?