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About this `Show HN` tag... I, apparently wrongly, interpret this tag as "here is an interesting open-source project that seems to have been overlooked". Perh
by ciprian_craciun 5y ago
About this `Show HN` tag...
I, apparently wrongly, interpret this tag as "here is an interesting open-source project that seems to have been overlooked".
Perhaps it would be nice to have a new tag so one can easily discern between "just another article" and "an open-source project".
For example my main interaction with HN is to find new and interesting tools and projects, and such a tag would be very helpful for me.
Any thoughts? How should I tag such links in the future?
- ignoramous 5y ago> Any thoughts? How should I tag such links in the future? One does not necessarily tag such submissions. A link to the page with the title unedited (edited iff the title is inadequate or is a clickbiat), is more than enough. If you must tag such submissions, Tell HN seems the best suited. See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- pvg 5y agoTell HN is not a good tag for such submissions, the right thing is just not trying to gussy up your submissions - a cornerstone principle of HN. Everything posted to HN is someone telling or showing something, the tags are highly specialized. If unsure, just don't use the tags.