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This wouldn't have happened if the original submission had followed the site guidelines[1]: > If you want to add initial commentary on the link, write a blog p
by aendruk 14y ago
This wouldn't have happened if the original submission had followed the site guidelines[1]:
> If you want to add initial commentary on the link, write a blog post about it and submit that instead.
I view it as similar to Wikipedia's "no original research" policy.
[1]: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- lucb1e 14y agoIf we're gonna follow the guidelines, then the Boston bombing was entirely off-topic and should have been removed immediately instead of getting thousands of points. The only Boston-related on-topic story was Bruce Schneier's view on it, which is also the reason why the other stories should not have been on HN. > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. Edit: Well that was a quick downvote. Guess the Boston bombing strikes a nerve. But is it so hard to be objective about it?