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Because the point of a news site is to deliver information that is both new and interesting to the reader. If something is from 5 years ago, it is drastically
by plutr 13y ago
Because the point of a news site is to deliver information that is both new and interesting to the reader.
If something is from 5 years ago, it is drastically more likely that the reader either knows it already or is not interested, as opposed to things that are, say, less than a month old.
Especially if that information was reposted constantly, as that logic would allow.
- mwfunk 13y agoIf it's getting upvoted, then by definition it's interesting to people. It's not new but it's still relevant, and having a discussion about it on HN 5 years later is certainly new, which was probably the intent.
- scott_s 13y agoThen we must conclude that "Hacker News" is not strictly a "news" site.
- Jtsummers 13y agoAlong with being a news site this is also a discussion site. If the article is new to the reader or leads to discussion that interests the reader, then they're free to upvote it. When it's not, they can ignore it (or flag it if it truly doesn't belong). It's really that simple. When links get posted that have no relevance to you, just move on. Post links that are relevant to your interests or wait for someone else to do it for you.