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I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excer
by floren 3y ago
I've seen this a couple times over the last week, where a person posts something from their own site, and then immediately makes a comment with a verbatim excerpt.
I've thought about it and I think it sucks. Let's not do it. Let's make it HN culture not to do it.
- ludicity 3y agoFortunately, this isn't their site, it's mine!
- floren 3y agoWell, that's better, but I still think posting the snippet is pointless and obnoxious and mostly a way to make it look like there's already discussion -- Potemkin Posting.
- stavros 3y agoI love it when someone giving you some money is much, much worse than giving you nothing. This reminds me of Delta airlines apologizing for a four-hour delay with a $3 voucher. I've rarely been humiliated more than by being given those three dollars.
- marcus0x62 3y agoI don't think they're necessarily doing it on purpose. If you put something in the text field of the submission form it posts it as a comment from the submitter, but the submission form doesn't say that's what will happen.