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Last submission of this news was sunk or flagged by HN moderators within an hour. Let's see if this one lasts.
by cft 8y ago
Last submission of this news was sunk or flagged by HN moderators within an hour. Let's see if this one lasts.
- dang 8y agoWhat posts are you referring to? This topic has already been repeatedly discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18109162 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18109162 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18110316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18110316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17885236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17885236 The current submission is clearly a dupe, since it's the exact same news from 4 days ago. Moreover, the discussion is predictable; it consists of the same two things over and over: (1) "discrimination"; (2) "it works in Europe". Plus trolls. Nobody participates in these threads out of intellectual curiosity, so they're actually off topic by HN's core standard: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- cft 8y agoIt's bad both ways: having these news creates sort of unconstructive discussion, but removing it creates a perception of bias/censorship. I think between these two bad options not removing them is a better option: news of this magnitude are rare and it will blow away after a few days. It relates to California corporate law and thus is pertinent to HN nevertheless I think.
- dang 8y agoThanks for the thoughtful reply. No question it's pertinent. I'm not sure we need a fourth thread though. Re perception of bias/censorship: that's a tough one. This perception arises no matter what we do; there seems to be no way to avoid it.