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Why is this news? They've had this policy since Halo 2. The only reason Halo 1 didn't have it was because it wasn't a live game.
by tekknik 14y ago
Why is this news? They've had this policy since Halo 2. The only reason Halo 1 didn't have it was because it wasn't a live game.
- DanBC 14y agoHello, Welcome to HN! (apologies in advance for the patronising tone. I really need help and advice about tone in written communication. Sorry.) In general it's a bad idea to say "Why is this news" because that adds little to the conversation. You will attract down votes for comments like that. In general it's considered poor form to say that an item doesn't belong on HN. Alternatives are to use the voting system; use the flag system; or just ignore the bad content. You don't have access to down votes yet, and top level items don't have down vote buttons anyway, but you do have up vote rights. It's great when many people visit [new] and up vote good content. This is a shame because you probably have a good point. From the Welcome page: > A crap link is one that's only superficially interesting. Stories on HN don't have to be about hacking, because good hackers aren't only interested in hacking, but they do have to be deeply interesting. >What does "deeply interesting" mean? It means stuff that teaches you about the world. A story about a robbery, for example, would probably not be deeply interesting. But if this robbery was a sign of some bigger, underlying trend, then perhaps it could be. >The worst thing to post or upvote is something that's intensely but shallowly interesting. Gossip about famous people, funny or cute pictures or videos, partisan political articles, etc. If you let that sort of thing onto a news site, it will push aside the deeply interesting stuff, which tends to be quieter.