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I wonder if this will be killed like http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834066 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834066 ...
by swombat 15y ago
I wonder if this will be killed like http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834066 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834066 ...
- llambda 15y agoThose articles were killed because they essentially added nothing new to a tired plethora of similar or same articles.
- scarmig 15y agoThe point of that article was more that this had hit CNN than any new information about the event itself. Pretty meta, but not unreasonable.
- swombat 15y agoWorth noting that my original title said just that ("Airbnb horror" story hits CNN) - and that this was corrected by a mod or automated process within a minute of posting... but not instantly. And from http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834426 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2834426 I hear that EJ's story was also retitled to be less enticing. Sounds like some nice double-standard going on here, considering this one maintains its title. I'm sure it will be blamed on "the gremlins in the automated system"... funny how they seem to favour YC startups in the middle of a big funding round.
- grncdr 15y agoI refreshed after reading your comment and the title had changed. Maybe the gremlins heard you, or maybe the automated system runs on a schedule.
- statictype 15y agoEven if it is because they favored YC startups - so what? This message board is run by the founder of YC and isn't meant for posting sensational articles whenever one of their companies gets caught in the spotlight.
- uptown 15y agoSeems like a disconnect regarding how the up arrow is defined on Hacker News and how it's actually used. I imagine most users use it to promotion awareness of submissions to the site ... but HN describes all up-voted posts as "Saved Stories" in the link from your profile page. Different people save stories for different reasons ... so maybe the "Saved Stories" link could use a better name.
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- chegra 15y agoA story can't be killed if it has ten comments on it. You were one away. I asked a question that died with 61 points. But knowing that it only takes 10 flags to kill a story, I wouldn't be surprise to know that AirBnB has ten diehard supporters.
- lotharbot 15y agoI'm not particularly a supporter of AirBnB. I'm just a supporter of a crap-free HN. Thus, I flag stories that don't add anything new to the discussion. I know there are at least ten others like me...
- tptacek 15y agoLet's definitely discuss this instead of the $50k guarantee and 24/7 support Airbnb just announced.