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Why no comments on job postings?
Given that a lot of people know other developers, it would be great if we could add comments on HN job postings to recommend people.
- gojomo 18y agoI suspect the reason there are no comments is that the listings appear as a service for YC companies. By the nature of comment threads, someone may moan about the company or the wording of its listing, or there will be some other random tangent, and it will distract from the desired candidate-finding benefit for the company. Relaying names directly to the listing contact info, or relaying the listing to the candidate, is probably a better approach -- the fact that a specific person is available or being considered is often a matter deserving discretion.