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Actually, this does qualify as blogspam in the world of HN. The most likely reason is that the domain (lwn) is well known. The truth is, the definition of blo
by jasonlotito 13y ago
Actually, this does qualify as blogspam in the world of HN. The most likely reason is that the domain (lwn) is well known.
The truth is, the definition of blogspam is dependent on the moods and biases of the moderators.
- pasbesoin 13y agolwn has its own (paying) community, and the OP link is speaking to it. Look at its content. Within the first sentence, it clearly links to what it's talking about, saying "Hey, there's some thing here that may interest you." It goes on to cite an excerpt as an example of what interested the lwn poster. I would qualify this more as "conversation" than "spam". Spam would regurgitate the linked content wholesale while probably omitting or burying the link to the original source. I venture that people here on HN are further reacting negatively to the "blogspam" characterization because many of them are well and long familiar with lwn and have a good amount of respect for it, based upon its quality content (much original) as well as its finding a sustainable model while delivering such.
- jasonlotito 13y agoI'm not debating whether lwn is really blogspam or not. However, by HN's moderators standards, it would be classified as blogspam. It offers nothing more of value over their original piece (even if it's narrowing in on a specific subject).
- pasbesoin 13y agoWell, that's a fair point.