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As an innocent bystander, and at the risk of getting banned, I have to say I think the post you're replying to was thoughtful and had a substantive point which
by jakeinsf 8y ago
As an innocent bystander, and at the risk of getting banned, I have to say I think the post you're replying to was thoughtful and had a substantive point which is that posts that use the comment section to promote their business ventures, especially those that are most likely pyramid schemes, are unwelcome.
You'd rather ban the whistleblower?
I guess you don't like the word "scam" because it assumes a value judgement?
The fact is, scams do exist, and they are promoted online, as we all well know.
In fact, this very article is about how newspaper websites have turned into advertising spam sites instead of journalism destinations.
The fact that you seem to be advocating advertising in your comment section is worrying to me.
I was attracted to HN because it doesn't feature advertising that I'm aware of (at least not with javascript turned off and an ad-blocking proxy).
If you're trying to let comment-advertisers know you're a safe space for them, I probably won't want to continue visiting.
Next you'll be telling us you make $7,000 a month working from home and here's how!
- dang 8y agoI'm glad you've noticed that HN is relatively spam-free. If you continue to read HN, you'll also notice that we don't ban people for replying to us. We ban them for breaking the site guidelines, and even then we're pretty lenient. It's not spam when a longtime user is linking to their work in a relevant context and hasn't been making a habit of it. The two cases are trivial to tell apart if you're willing to take a minute, and it has always been ok to for users to tell others about their work this way on HN—as long as they don't overdo it. Whether you like the project or not is a separate question. As for thoughtfulness, "spam your scam elsewhere" is basically leading with a punch in the nose.