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> Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://
by tantalor 5y ago
> Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- xwdv 5y agoI did, and wanted to encourage others to do the same.
- castis 5y agoWhy? This website caters to more than just you and other software engineers.
- blowski 5y agoTo be fair to the OP, this probably would be on TV news so is likely to be off-topic. That said, you're right - you only need to flag it. Comments about a post being off-topic are boring and noisy, and flagging a post is sufficient.
- happytoexplain 5y agoI don't see how that intention justifies violating the guideline.
- KoftaBob 5y agoInterestingly, this post about the exact same topic hasn’t gotten removed and is still on the HN front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27760573 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27760573 Why?
- dang 5y agoRandomness. The answer to most things.