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I didn't know it was possible to make an HN post with both text, and an URL. Is this a new feature?
by Retr0id 5y ago
I didn't know it was possible to make an HN post with both text, and an URL. Is this a new feature?
- 4cao 5y agoI think it's always been possible for "Show HN" (and not for "Ask HN").
- sm4rk0 5y agoI just tried filling both fields, but text ended up as a comment (and I can't delete a post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30040573 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30040573
- dang 5y agoYes, as of a few days ago.
- Retr0id 5y agoDoes this apply to all types of post, or just Show HN?
- dang 5y agoCurrently just Show HN. We don't do it for other kinds of posts for reasons explained in the FAQ (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html): Q: How do I make a link in a text submission? A: You can't. This is to prevent people from submitting a link with their comments in a privileged position at the top of the page. If you want to submit a link with comments, just submit it, then add a regular comment. The difference with Show HNs is that when it's the project creator sharing their own work, it's ok for their link and text to be in a privileged position. Hopefully people won't start abusing that, but if they do, we can roll back the change.
- masswerk 5y agoI love the attention to detail regarding a culture of fair discussion. Thank you!