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> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or
by battery_cowboy 7y ago
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
Why is this rule not enforced more, there is zero intellectual interest to be found on this topic, it's clearly a story about political asshattery. Just because the keyword "FCC" is in there doesn't make it relevant.
- detaro 7y ago> Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.
- battery_cowboy 7y agoI did flag it, but I was making an observation that there are too many like this. I think it's acceptable to comment on this thread when it's so clearly off topic. I, and many others, come here to get away from this crap.
- CameronNemo 7y agoSorry about that. Should have read the guidelines. Did not see them down there. I would suggest that the submission page include a link to the guidelines, or simply contain the verbatim "What to submit" section.
- jlgaddis 7y agoYou've been on HN for (at least) six years and never noticed the guidelines?
- CameronNemo 7y agoKnew they existed somewhere, did not know bother to read them. Careless? Yeah, probably. But it has rarely bitten me. Usually I'm good at reading the room.