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Only on Hacker News would someone read a story about being inspired by the death of an 11 year old child to raise several thousand pounds for charity, and promp
by drcongo 14y ago
Only on Hacker News would someone read a story about being inspired by the death of an 11 year old child to raise several thousand pounds for charity, and promptly post a criticism of the wording of the title of the article.
- illuminate 14y agoI was expecting some insight about architecture or city planning, I assume that others just aren't as interested in life-affirming stories as learning about the world around them.
- whyleyc 14y agoOr they are just language pedants incapable of connecting with a human story.
- illuminate 14y agoThere's no need to be so dramatic, there are reasonable expectations that a story on HN will be about technology and interesting factoids, being disappointed that this is a more traditional story is not belittling his efforts.
- whyleyc 14y agoIt's not dramatic to suggest that a discussion forum actually provide useful commentary on a story beyond pointless meta-discussions about link titles. It's also reasonable to expect that a story on hn might be about more than "technology and interesting factoids". The guidelines[1] suggest "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html