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I did not intend to be confrontational and you are correct that talking up your company without declaring your affiliation is not against HN guidelines. I feel
by beachy 3y ago
I did not intend to be confrontational and you are correct that talking up your company without declaring your affiliation is not against HN guidelines. I feel it is however a convention that is widely followed and for good reasons. Obviously your call at the end of the day.
- sangnoir 3y agoTBF, they weren't "talking up" their company, they simply added the name to a list of companies doing something that's going against the grain. To quote Bill Burr roasting Apple, there's a bit of "Einstein - Gandhi - Me" going on, but its way below the threshold for identifying themselves as a founder, IMO.
- latchkey 3y agoThe guidelines state: "Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity." I was not "talking up" my company. I made a reference to it, by name, on a relevant thread. This is well within the guidelines.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoIf you'd added "where I work" you'd be fine. This disclosure thing ain't a biggie to do
- latchkey 3y agoHad I realized that just listing my company name would create so many confrontational-made-up-rules responses, I would have gladly added [0] whatever disclosure comments necessary in order to silence the persistent self-anointed disclosure police mafia. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39361453 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39361453