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Yup! Here' the link for June 15th: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 Let us all know what you think o

Yup! Here' the link for June 15th: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 Let us all know what you think of either reading in the comments.

mebassett 4y ago
why was this flagged? I appreciate that it might not be the best forum for a reading club materials list, but it certainly isn't off topic as per https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- HarvardClassics 4y ago
  @dang Any idea why this was flagged?
  - grzm 4y ago
    I’d email HN directly (email in the footer), and ask if this is an appropriate use of HN. (@ does nothing special on HN)
    - HarvardClassics 4y ago
      Thanks! EDIT: Just sent them an email, will let you know when I do.
      - WalterGR 4y ago
        I'm surprised that you're surprised it got flagged. It comes down to this: What other posts are like yours and have gotten traction, suggesting that this is the right place for a blog / book club? Your posts are mostly about you and what you find interesting. Instead, you should start a blog and submit your blog posts to HN.
        HarvardClassics 4y ago
        Geeze man, I'm just trying to do a little book club thingy. If you don't want to join, that's totally cool. EDIT: Since I can't reply to the comment below this one: I'm not trying to grow an audience, I'm just trying to do a little reading club thingy for people on HN that want to read along. I'm not really caring about 'traction'(?). As far as I know, the book club idea isn't breaking any site rules. If it is, can you point me to the one that is being broken.
        WalterGR 4y ago
        I’m trying to suggest a better way for you to grow an audience. But if you don’t respect the sites you post to then you will get no traction and you will get flagged (or the equivalent.)
        WalterGR 4y ago
        Responding to your edit: > I'm not trying to grow an audience, I'm just trying to do a little reading club thingy for people on HN that want to read along. Your site has a paid subscription option, yes?
        HarvardClassics 4y ago
        Responding to the comment below, as HN still is not allowing me to reply to those messages: > Your site has a paid subscription option, yes? Not my site at all! I have no affiliation with myharvardclassics.com whatsoever. Just a fan of Dr. Elliot's original 1909 compilation. I just found them online a few years back and they have the free .pdfs of the volumes with the corresponding page numbers for the readings. If you know of a better resource for the books and the readings that have the correct corresponding page numbers, let me know.

Yup! Here' the link for June 15th: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31754336 Let us all know what you think of either reading in the comments.

mebassett 4y ago

why was this flagged? I appreciate that it might not be the best forum for a reading club materials list, but it certainly isn't off topic as per https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

HarvardClassics 4y ago
@dang Any idea why this was flagged?
- grzm 4y ago
  I’d email HN directly (email in the footer), and ask if this is an appropriate use of HN. (@ does nothing special on HN)
  - HarvardClassics 4y ago
    Thanks! EDIT: Just sent them an email, will let you know when I do.
    - WalterGR 4y ago
      I'm surprised that you're surprised it got flagged. It comes down to this: What other posts are like yours and have gotten traction, suggesting that this is the right place for a blog / book club? Your posts are mostly about you and what you find interesting. Instead, you should start a blog and submit your blog posts to HN.
      - HarvardClassics 4y ago
        Geeze man, I'm just trying to do a little book club thingy. If you don't want to join, that's totally cool. EDIT: Since I can't reply to the comment below this one: I'm not trying to grow an audience, I'm just trying to do a little reading club thingy for people on HN that want to read along. I'm not really caring about 'traction'(?). As far as I know, the book club idea isn't breaking any site rules. If it is, can you point me to the one that is being broken.
        WalterGR 4y ago
        I’m trying to suggest a better way for you to grow an audience. But if you don’t respect the sites you post to then you will get no traction and you will get flagged (or the equivalent.)
        WalterGR 4y ago
        Responding to your edit: > I'm not trying to grow an audience, I'm just trying to do a little reading club thingy for people on HN that want to read along. Your site has a paid subscription option, yes?
      - HarvardClassics 4y ago
        Responding to the comment below, as HN still is not allowing me to reply to those messages: > Your site has a paid subscription option, yes? Not my site at all! I have no affiliation with myharvardclassics.com whatsoever. Just a fan of Dr. Elliot's original 1909 compilation. I just found them online a few years back and they have the free .pdfs of the volumes with the corresponding page numbers for the readings. If you know of a better resource for the books and the readings that have the correct corresponding page numbers, let me know.