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Why does HN even allow blog posts. If it isn't showing off new tech or code why is it here?
by bestdayever 13y ago
Why does HN even allow blog posts. If it isn't showing off new tech or code why is it here?
- DanBC 13y ago1) HN is about more than code and tech. 2a) HN wants people to link to the original source article. So, in theory, blogs would not get posted. 2b) HN asks people not to editorialise when submitting links. Thus, if you want to include some text about an article you're submitting you're supposed to make a blog post, with a link to the article in the blog, and then post to HN the link to your blog post. At least, that's how I understand it. It feels sub-optimal.