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Sorry to be that guy but.. sigh.. this is no hacker news, it's just news. Please don't turn this beloved site into a news aggregator. From the guidelines :

• severine 8y ago
  You might be right, but a sci-fi novelette published X years ago with this storyline could very well be on HN's first page, and bring a great discussion, any day. Just because it's real doesn't mean is less interesting, for some readers.
  • alcover 8y ago
    I agree. Discussions here are often very good. But how will you - or moderators - guess that a story will generate such quality ? Problem is, the disappearing of an Interpol chief IS striking news. So it gets upvotes and stays on the front. Now you, I, and many others have to filter more submissions to get to a real "HACKER" piece of news.
    • severine 8y ago
      Well, hackers are good at filtering, plus the fold thread button works wonders too, it can make some discussions much better for you.
• alcover 8y ago
  Why the down-votes ? I kindly meant that it's good to have a somewhat specialized site towards intellectual curiosity. It takes more time to visually filter submissions if they are interspersed with world news in general.