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I wish HN would cap how many times ExtremeTech, ITWorld, MacObserver etc can be submitted.... by employees of those sites.

wyclif 15y ago
Add TechCrunch, Mashable, TheNextWeb, and PandoDaily to that list. I'm burned out and fatigued by the middlemen. Seriously, just link to the fucking content.
- Groxx 15y ago
  Sounds like a job for an extension, honestly. Something to remove entries which link to URLs which match a regex. Interested? I could probably make one when I get some time, though my knowledge is currently limited to Chrome.
  - wmf 15y ago
    Spammers (er, social media experts) don't use anti-spam browser extensions. Let's fix this on the server side.
    - corin_ 15y ago
      Clearly the plugin he's talking about is for people like you to hide these submissions from you - not in the hope that spammers will install it themselves and find themselves unable to submit.
      - wmf 15y ago
        Ah, I didn't think about it that way. Then you're back to Usenet killfiles; just hide the bad stuff (driving away newcomers who haven't learned to killfile yet) instead of getting rid of it.
  - simcop2387 15y ago
    i'd go for greasemonkey myself since that will work in chrome and firefox if done right. I think it can also work in safari, but i don't know about any others.
- minimax 15y ago
  I think now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that blacklisting low quality "link bait" sites was once suggested (and implemented) by pg. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=160704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=160704 I for one much prefer the uncensored HN so I can keep up with the latest salacious silicon valley e-gossip.
rdl 15y ago
I'll accept a cap if it is 0.
bproper 15y ago
If an article seems uninformed, inaccurate or no better than spam, just flag it. That's what the button is for, right?
NameNickHN 15y ago
Why. What does it matter who is submitting those links. They gotta live and people obviously find them relevant or interesting.

wyclif 15y ago

Add TechCrunch, Mashable, TheNextWeb, and PandoDaily to that list. I'm burned out and fatigued by the middlemen. Seriously, just link to the fucking content.

Groxx 15y ago
Sounds like a job for an extension, honestly. Something to remove entries which link to URLs which match a regex. Interested? I could probably make one when I get some time, though my knowledge is currently limited to Chrome.
- wmf 15y ago
  Spammers (er, social media experts) don't use anti-spam browser extensions. Let's fix this on the server side.
  - corin_ 15y ago
    Clearly the plugin he's talking about is for people like you to hide these submissions from you - not in the hope that spammers will install it themselves and find themselves unable to submit.
    - wmf 15y ago
      Ah, I didn't think about it that way. Then you're back to Usenet killfiles; just hide the bad stuff (driving away newcomers who haven't learned to killfile yet) instead of getting rid of it.
- simcop2387 15y ago
  i'd go for greasemonkey myself since that will work in chrome and firefox if done right. I think it can also work in safari, but i don't know about any others.
minimax 15y ago
I think now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that blacklisting low quality "link bait" sites was once suggested (and implemented) by pg. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=160704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=160704 I for one much prefer the uncensored HN so I can keep up with the latest salacious silicon valley e-gossip.

rdl 15y ago

I'll accept a cap if it is 0.

bproper 15y ago

If an article seems uninformed, inaccurate or no better than spam, just flag it. That's what the button is for, right?

NameNickHN 15y ago

Why. What does it matter who is submitting those links. They gotta live and people obviously find them relevant or interesting.