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That's the one! It's really interesting, there was a company in the 70's trying to do what I am doing but aspartame was coming out at the same time. Searle foun

That's the one! It's really interesting, there was a company in the 70's trying to do what I am doing but aspartame was coming out at the same time. Searle found it so threatening, they did some dirty work to sabotage the company and get ahead. N00b question but, why does my link not hyperlink :P Plz halp

gus_massa 6y ago
The links in the submission text are not clickable. It's one of the 100 tricks that use HN to encourage some types of submissions and encourage other types. For example, the idea is that most people should post the URL and then add a comment, instead of posting a personal opinion with a link at the end (like some posts in Slashdot). But the post where the submitter is the author are sometimes an exception. I think it´s fine what you did here. In some cases the mods press the magical button to make the link clickable. The exact conditions are not clear, it's part of the secret sauce. Perhaps it's automatic, perhaps it is manual, or perhaps it is a combination like "when the post has at least 20 upvotes but less than 3 flags, or when a mod mark it manualy".
- Dgetman 6y ago
  Ahh ok. So let's say the HN gods don't bless my post with a hyperlink, what's the best way to do it? Should I put it in the comments? Main reason I avoided the comments strategy was I felt it'd get lost in the sea and then people wouldn't know what the author's post is all about.
  - gus_massa 6y ago
    I think that what you did is fine. It is usually best to write a short blog post about the product and post it as a link and add a comment explaining that you are the author. It is not necessary, we would have guessed that you are probably the author, but it's a nice detail. Reading all the thread again, for someone like me that didn't know about the "Miracle Fruit", the name of the company "Miracle Nutrition" sounds like snake oil sold by an informercial at 3am. (I think I just ignored it the first time I read the post.) If you make a web page or blog, you should explain the origin of the name and some references to the use of the fruit.

gus_massa 6y ago

The links in the submission text are not clickable. It's one of the 100 tricks that use HN to encourage some types of submissions and encourage other types. For example, the idea is that most people should post the URL and then add a comment, instead of posting a personal opinion with a link at the end (like some posts in Slashdot). But the post where the submitter is the author are sometimes an exception. I think it´s fine what you did here. In some cases the mods press the magical button to make the link clickable. The exact conditions are not clear, it's part of the secret sauce. Perhaps it's automatic, perhaps it is manual, or perhaps it is a combination like "when the post has at least 20 upvotes but less than 3 flags, or when a mod mark it manualy".

Dgetman 6y ago
Ahh ok. So let's say the HN gods don't bless my post with a hyperlink, what's the best way to do it? Should I put it in the comments? Main reason I avoided the comments strategy was I felt it'd get lost in the sea and then people wouldn't know what the author's post is all about.
- gus_massa 6y ago
  I think that what you did is fine. It is usually best to write a short blog post about the product and post it as a link and add a comment explaining that you are the author. It is not necessary, we would have guessed that you are probably the author, but it's a nice detail. Reading all the thread again, for someone like me that didn't know about the "Miracle Fruit", the name of the company "Miracle Nutrition" sounds like snake oil sold by an informercial at 3am. (I think I just ignored it the first time I read the post.) If you make a web page or blog, you should explain the origin of the name and some references to the use of the fruit.