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Another thing that rubs me the wrong way is that I'm not quite sure what these postings are… Are they ads? Kind of. Are they posts? Kind of. Are they sponsored

by SeoxyS 15y ago

Another thing that rubs me the wrong way is that I'm not quite sure what these postings are… Are they ads? Kind of. Are they posts? Kind of. Are they sponsored / paid for? No idea. I can't comment on them. I can't even permalink to them. I can't even know who posted it. I don't know how or if my vote is going to count. It's obviously some kind of yc-/pg-sanctioned promotion for YC startup, but I think it needs to either be more transparently an ad, or more transparently a posting. It looks too similar to a normal posting to be an ad, but it has this uncanny difference that makes me very uneasy.

latch 15y ago
Once you know the format (no upvote), they are easy to spot. But I agree it isn't obvious for a while. I believe they have the option to turn on/off comments, but most turn them off. For anyone else curious, you are right that they are jobs for YC startups and it's the only advertising you see on HN. Generally I enjoy it..I mean for ads, they are pretty relevant. I think merely prefixing the title with "YC Job Offer: " or something would make it more clear.
- duck 15y ago
  And you can see all of them my clicking the "Jobs" link at the top: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs