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The HN rules are as follows: > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos

The HN rules are as follows: > 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. Given that it is being covered by basically every news channel out there it seems pretty clearly off-topic.

mNovak 6y ago
I would think the apparent leak of the president's tax info qualifies as "interesting new phenomenon" -- this has been anticipated for years, and de facto does not happen every day.
- tertiary 6y ago
  This is a landmark article revealing information that people have been calling on for years to be released in a hotly contested presidential race. We are literally watching history be created and we should have the ability to discuss it.
- colesantiago 6y ago
  No. it is not interesting or new, it is way off-topic and falls under politics. Irrelevant according to the HN guidelines.
  - mcphage 6y ago
    It is both interesting and new.
- Grakel 6y ago
  No meaningful information in the article that would influence the election or anything else. Businesses take losses on paper to avoid taxes.
- ThrowawayR2 6y ago
  Articles on politics that affect the tech industry might be relevant but this has nothing to do with that. There are other forums for this kind of thing.
  - panarky 6y ago
    114 points, not flagged - "As Joe Rogan’s platform grows, so does the media and liberal backlash" (Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24561534 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24561534) 264 points, not flagged - "You're Not Allowed to Film: The Fight to Control Who Reports from Portland (Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390909 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390909) Funny how stories about right-wing corruption and mal-governance get instantly flagged to oblivion, while culture-war stories that favor right-wing and right-libertarian agendas stay up. These examples are hints that at least some of the flagging is politically motivated and not simply about relevance to hackers.
    - marcinzm 6y ago
      This took me 10 seconds: 393, not flagged- "Trump offered to pardon Assange if he provided source for DNC emails – lawyer" 259, not flagged- "Trump’s WeChat curbs halted by judge on free speech concerns" 81, not flagged- "Peter Thiel Met with the Racist Fringe as He Went All in on Trump" 270, not flagged- "Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores" All stories negative to the right wing and that's just the first four I found by searching for the word Trump. You have a perception bias which doesn't reflect reality.
      - davvolun 6y ago
        At least three of those four have an undeniable technological/VC subject matter, clearly relevant to HN (WeChat, Peter Thiel, and TikTok) I'd have to read them all to be certain, but 2 stories on OP's side and the 4 stories you presented aren't convincing for either argument, 10 seconds of research or not.
      - panarky 6y ago
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interestica 6y ago
One of the key takeaways of this story is the relationship between business-ownership and income tax. This is of interest to the audience here because many are directly involved in small business start-ups. The fact that this discussion is also flagged is also absurd. Are we not here to discuss things anymore?

mNovak 6y ago

I would think the apparent leak of the president's tax info qualifies as "interesting new phenomenon" -- this has been anticipated for years, and de facto does not happen every day.

tertiary 6y ago
This is a landmark article revealing information that people have been calling on for years to be released in a hotly contested presidential race. We are literally watching history be created and we should have the ability to discuss it.
colesantiago 6y ago
No. it is not interesting or new, it is way off-topic and falls under politics. Irrelevant according to the HN guidelines.
- mcphage 6y ago
  It is both interesting and new.
Grakel 6y ago
No meaningful information in the article that would influence the election or anything else. Businesses take losses on paper to avoid taxes.
ThrowawayR2 6y ago
Articles on politics that affect the tech industry might be relevant but this has nothing to do with that. There are other forums for this kind of thing.
- panarky 6y ago
  114 points, not flagged - "As Joe Rogan’s platform grows, so does the media and liberal backlash" (Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24561534 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24561534) 264 points, not flagged - "You're Not Allowed to Film: The Fight to Control Who Reports from Portland (Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390909 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390909) Funny how stories about right-wing corruption and mal-governance get instantly flagged to oblivion, while culture-war stories that favor right-wing and right-libertarian agendas stay up. These examples are hints that at least some of the flagging is politically motivated and not simply about relevance to hackers.
  - marcinzm 6y ago
    This took me 10 seconds: 393, not flagged- "Trump offered to pardon Assange if he provided source for DNC emails – lawyer" 259, not flagged- "Trump’s WeChat curbs halted by judge on free speech concerns" 81, not flagged- "Peter Thiel Met with the Racist Fringe as He Went All in on Trump" 270, not flagged- "Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores" All stories negative to the right wing and that's just the first four I found by searching for the word Trump. You have a perception bias which doesn't reflect reality.
    - davvolun 6y ago
      At least three of those four have an undeniable technological/VC subject matter, clearly relevant to HN (WeChat, Peter Thiel, and TikTok) I'd have to read them all to be certain, but 2 stories on OP's side and the 4 stories you presented aren't convincing for either argument, 10 seconds of research or not.
    - panarky 6y ago

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interestica 6y ago

One of the key takeaways of this story is the relationship between business-ownership and income tax. This is of interest to the audience here because many are directly involved in small business start-ups. The fact that this discussion is also flagged is also absurd. Are we not here to discuss things anymore?