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you failed to find a negative post until it was so old it was locked, and its hackernews that should change? If you really care what the internet is saying abo

you failed to find a negative post until it was so old it was locked, and its hackernews that should change? If you really care what the internet is saying about your business, you should be checking regularly. If you don't care about the internet (and I know several local businesses that don't), then its not a problem to bring up.

Charlotte_day 6y ago
How should I manage everything. I can't check every site possible. I am single person managing clients, family and finances. Yes hackernews should improve. Anyone can post anything anywhere. But they all allow the other person to clarify things and comment. I do care about internet because my clients care. I lost a client because of this reason and he told me about it after I asked multiple questions.
- mech422 6y ago
  I'm sorry - but that's part of owning a business. There's gonna be stuff you miss, mistakes you make, etc. Coming someplace you've admitted you've never been before, and claiming they need to 'change' because you're upset is just silly. You have not idea how the moderation works here, so how can you claim it needs to 'change' or 'improve'? For example, look at the down votes I'm accumulating trying to explain this to you. Also, note we're responding to each other with no problems. So it would seem a bit unfair to blame HN... As for 'check every site possible' - you should probably be checking the ones you care about on a regular basis. For instance, googling your company name (a 'vanity search'). HN is actually pretty small potatoes compared to FB, Twitter, Yelp!, etc. You might want to check those sites too. And I kid you not, there are companies will 'manage your online reputation' if you would prefer to just outsource it.
- jonas_kgomo 6y ago
  You can activate Google alerts, which will tell you whenever your company is mentioned online https://www.google.com/alerts https://www.google.com/alerts
- PEOPLEgetoff 6y ago
  You might want to contact HN to report what they did. I think if they proved that the post is against HN rules/guidelines they will deleted it or flagged the post. :)

Charlotte_day 6y ago

How should I manage everything. I can't check every site possible. I am single person managing clients, family and finances. Yes hackernews should improve. Anyone can post anything anywhere. But they all allow the other person to clarify things and comment. I do care about internet because my clients care. I lost a client because of this reason and he told me about it after I asked multiple questions.

mech422 6y ago
I'm sorry - but that's part of owning a business. There's gonna be stuff you miss, mistakes you make, etc. Coming someplace you've admitted you've never been before, and claiming they need to 'change' because you're upset is just silly. You have not idea how the moderation works here, so how can you claim it needs to 'change' or 'improve'? For example, look at the down votes I'm accumulating trying to explain this to you. Also, note we're responding to each other with no problems. So it would seem a bit unfair to blame HN... As for 'check every site possible' - you should probably be checking the ones you care about on a regular basis. For instance, googling your company name (a 'vanity search'). HN is actually pretty small potatoes compared to FB, Twitter, Yelp!, etc. You might want to check those sites too. And I kid you not, there are companies will 'manage your online reputation' if you would prefer to just outsource it.
jonas_kgomo 6y ago
You can activate Google alerts, which will tell you whenever your company is mentioned online https://www.google.com/alerts https://www.google.com/alerts
PEOPLEgetoff 6y ago
You might want to contact HN to report what they did. I think if they proved that the post is against HN rules/guidelines they will deleted it or flagged the post. :)