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Slack export fails, Slack team says the only way to not have data enter ‘deletion queue’ is to sign new contract

• dang 3y ago
  Please don't post summary comments like this. There has been an uptick of them lately, and it's not a good trend for HN. The idea of HN threads is good, curious conversation, and that requires avoiding formulaic responses, even if they're well-intentioned.
  • dakkenet 3y ago
    HN added this comment based on my submission. I simply filled out the form that was provided for making new submissions. Sounds like if users don’t want comments like this that HN should change their submission form.
    • dredmorbius 3y ago
      What dang is saying is that you shouldn't post a summarizing comment with your submission. Yes, HN has the option of submitting a comment with and when you create a post, but that the use of that should be to provide your own commentary or context, not merely to re-hash the post itself. And yes, the additional text you provide with a text link does appear as a comment, that's intentional, see e.g.,: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29543426 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29543426> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7897019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7897019> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18652492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18652492> (Not HN staff or a mod, just a long-term member.)
    • dang 3y ago
      THat's true - if you submit both a link and text, HN's software will (usually) convert the text to a comment. I take your point that that wasn't exactly what you intended, and I'm sorry for misunderstanding.