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HN is for technical/scientific discussions. It is quite common for political topics to get removed. [ Edit ] As PaulHoule mentioned, also business.

PaulHoule 8y ago
Business too.
dredmorbius 8y ago
There are numerous specific isues in the report concerning Internet, Web, Silicon Valley, and related technologies, firms, practices, and concerns, most especially Facebook and Twitter. Among other outcomes, the consequences and repercussions are all but certain to include massive changes to self- and externally-imposed industry regulation. The Net's age of innocence is over. Blanket declarations that the story is off-topic seem at best parlous thin.
- LinuxBender 8y ago
  When in doubt, you could email hn [ at ] ycombinator dot com and ask them for clarification.
  - dredmorbius 8y ago
    I frequently do. And have in this instance.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > Blanket declarations that the story is off-topic seem at best parlous thin. Allow me to directly quote the guidelines: “Off-topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, [...] unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.” Mentioning the internet, web, silicon valley, or “related technologies” does not make it on-topic.
- detaro 8y ago
  > specific isues in the report concerning Internet, Web, Silicon Valley, and related technologies, firms, practices, and concerns, most especially Facebook and Twitter. And specific articles about numerous such issues have been discussed on HN (with varying "success"), and there's no reason to believe it won't happen with issues based on details from the Mueller report.
dredmorbius 8y ago
Contrast: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19691621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19691621
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krapp 8y ago
>HN is for technical/scientific discussions. It is quite common for political topics to get removed. >[ Edit ] As PaulHoule mentioned, also business. Also, apparently, wondering why more people than ever are defecating on the streets of San Francisco. A thread which is almost entirely political in its content, by the way. And quite popular, judging by how much of the /newcomments feed it takes up. And not flagged.

PaulHoule 8y ago

Business too.

dredmorbius 8y ago

There are numerous specific isues in the report concerning Internet, Web, Silicon Valley, and related technologies, firms, practices, and concerns, most especially Facebook and Twitter. Among other outcomes, the consequences and repercussions are all but certain to include massive changes to self- and externally-imposed industry regulation. The Net's age of innocence is over. Blanket declarations that the story is off-topic seem at best parlous thin.

LinuxBender 8y ago
When in doubt, you could email hn [ at ] ycombinator dot com and ask them for clarification.
- dredmorbius 8y ago
  I frequently do. And have in this instance.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> Blanket declarations that the story is off-topic seem at best parlous thin. Allow me to directly quote the guidelines: “Off-topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, [...] unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.” Mentioning the internet, web, silicon valley, or “related technologies” does not make it on-topic.
detaro 8y ago
> specific isues in the report concerning Internet, Web, Silicon Valley, and related technologies, firms, practices, and concerns, most especially Facebook and Twitter. And specific articles about numerous such issues have been discussed on HN (with varying "success"), and there's no reason to believe it won't happen with issues based on details from the Mueller report.

dredmorbius 8y ago

Contrast: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19691621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19691621

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krapp 8y ago

>HN is for technical/scientific discussions. It is quite common for political topics to get removed. >[ Edit ] As PaulHoule mentioned, also business. Also, apparently, wondering why more people than ever are defecating on the streets of San Francisco. A thread which is almost entirely political in its content, by the way. And quite popular, judging by how much of the /newcomments feed it takes up. And not flagged.