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This is turning HN into a spam forum rather than being something for the better. I could post an offer on HN, touting my wares and waxing phantasmagorical abou
by motters 16y ago
This is turning HN into a spam forum rather than being something for the better.
I could post an offer on HN, touting my wares and waxing phantasmagorical about my coding and consultancy skills. The first hit is free, but after that I only want to see the color of your greenbacks. It might even boost my ranking in the social graph somewhat. But I'm not going to. It would be undignified, and frankly it's not what I come to HN to read. I hope other people will think similarly and take their boosting activities elsewhere.
- Travis 16y agoIt has the potential to, sure. Do you have any evidence to show that any of the existing offers are motivated by increasing their professional reach or increasing business? Seems cynical. But I agree, I'd prefer if it were in a subsection and didn't get mixed in with everything else. As PG said, it's interesting to watch a shift in how a community interacts and evolves.
- terryjsmith 16y agoThis idea of people only doing it for themselves is cynical. I agree that it is taking up space on the home page; maybe it should be a sub-section (edit: and now it is). This notion reminds me of Mark Zuckerberg's recent quote at Startup School: That others (Hollywood in this case, but I think applicable here) can't see to grasp the idea that people would build things just because they like building things.[1] [1] http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/b/272178321 http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/b/272178321