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Ask HN: Why do some submissions not have a link to discuss?
Because people will ask for an example, I’m using the submission in position eleven…and, because there’s no discussion link, all I can do is give the title.
I’m sure Hacker News has a reason, just curious what the reason is.
“Emerge (YC W21) is hiring an android expert to help build the future of mobile.”
- dirtyhippiefree 3y ago“How Twitter Broke the News” is an article on The Verge that I submitted. There is no discussion link. It is clearly not an ad…wasn’t posted as such. Again, I must ask why, both because of the exception it presents to these two responses •and• because I would like to know what HN users have to say. At twelve days out, the responses aren’t likely. Disappointing.
- viraptor 3y agoThey're job ads. https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs You don't get to discuss them because they're ads and YC wouldn't want people posting opinions about the companies there.
- mtmail 3y agoFrom the FAQ https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html "Another kind of job ad is reserved for YC-funded startups. These appear on the front page, but are not stories: they have no vote arrows, points, or comments. They begin part-way down and fall steadily. Only one is on the front page at a time." Reason is that comments on job posts are usually low-quality or better asked to the company directly (for example "do you allow remote work?")