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> the problem of editing work, which is currently unsolved Why not hire writers/editors to do it? Although you are currently doing a fantastic job at this, you
by bambax 5y ago
> the problem of editing work, which is currently unsolved
Why not hire writers/editors to do it? Although you are currently doing a fantastic job at this, your limited time may be better spent training a team of paid editors rather than doing the editing yourself?
- akshayt 5y agoDang could train the writers/editors but due to the way posts on HN need to be interesting dang might need to train the writer/editor a lot or find a rarer type of writer/editors which will probably cost more.
- dang 5y agoWriting/editing skills aren't enough. Just as important, maybe more important, is being steeped in HN culture—hence the analogy about being dipped in a vat. Or, here's another analogy: writing about your startup for HN is like walking through a minefield. There are a lot of ways to blow yourself up. Only some of those have to do with bad writing as such.
- bambax 5y agoI get what you're saying, but professional editors, properly trained, would certainly grasp not only the style but the spirit of the HN community. Or you can hire HN members. And in any case you'd still have the final word.