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Adding it now. Good suggestion.

anigbrowl 13y ago
Thanks! I know HN is so minimal that it's easy to overlook.
benologist 13y ago
And what will you do for this blatant spam account? https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sexyalterego https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sexyalterego It's a shame the mods didn't shitlist your domain entirely, you're obviously here just to exploit HN.
- hayksaakian 13y ago
  I thought for a second that they might be changing, but this basically proves me wrong.
  - yuhong 13y ago
    Well, we will see if they add the disclosure in the about field.
- yuhong 13y ago
  Do you have definite proof of who operate the account?
  - benologist 13y ago
    The number of people outside of dailydot that care about improving dailydot's mind/marketshare on HN is somewhere between 0 and delusional. But I will concede it could be some random, unaffiliated person who just really, really, really, really wishes we would get our news from dailydot!
    - yuhong 13y ago
      Or just playing around or trolling for fun.
      - benologist 13y ago
        For 7 months. That definitely sounds more likely than spam on the internet. He's most definitely not Jay Hathaway, AKA sexyalterego on reddit, currently "assigning editor at the Daily Dot". https://www.google.com/search?num=100&site=&source=hp&q=You+can+follow+Jay+on+Twitter+%28%40Strutting%29+or+track+him+down+on+Reddit+%28sexyalterego%29&oq=You+can+follow+Jay+on+Twitter+%28%40Strutting%29+or+track+him+down+on+Reddit+%28sexyalterego%29&gs_l=hp.3...643.643.0.807.1.1.0.0.0.0.160.160.0j1.1.0...0.0.0..1c.2.17.hp.AOxUCoxteaE https://www.google.com/search?num=100&site=&source=hp&q=You+... I for one am shocked it wasn't some random unaffiliated person who just really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted us to get our news from dailydot.
        yuhong 13y ago
        To be honest, a reminder is definitely good. I was just worried about making definite claims without evidence. And just because one spam account can be explained like this don't mean it can be applied to all of them.
        sexyalterego 13y ago
        Point taken. I've updated my profile to reflect my affiliation. As Austin pointed out, it's not our intention to spam—we only submit stories that could actually be of interest to the community. We'll make sure those stories are coming from a variety of sources in the future, and also contribute to discussions.
        yuhong 13y ago
        Thanks.

Thanks! I know HN is so minimal that it's easy to overlook.

And what will you do for this blatant spam account? https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sexyalterego https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sexyalterego It's a shame the mods didn't shitlist your domain entirely, you're obviously here just to exploit HN.

hayksaakian 13y ago
I thought for a second that they might be changing, but this basically proves me wrong.
- yuhong 13y ago
  Well, we will see if they add the disclosure in the about field.
yuhong 13y ago
Do you have definite proof of who operate the account?
- benologist 13y ago
  The number of people outside of dailydot that care about improving dailydot's mind/marketshare on HN is somewhere between 0 and delusional. But I will concede it could be some random, unaffiliated person who just really, really, really, really wishes we would get our news from dailydot!
  - yuhong 13y ago
    Or just playing around or trolling for fun.
    - benologist 13y ago
      For 7 months. That definitely sounds more likely than spam on the internet. He's most definitely not Jay Hathaway, AKA sexyalterego on reddit, currently "assigning editor at the Daily Dot". https://www.google.com/search?num=100&site=&source=hp&q=You+can+follow+Jay+on+Twitter+%28%40Strutting%29+or+track+him+down+on+Reddit+%28sexyalterego%29&oq=You+can+follow+Jay+on+Twitter+%28%40Strutting%29+or+track+him+down+on+Reddit+%28sexyalterego%29&gs_l=hp.3...643.643.0.807.1.1.0.0.0.0.160.160.0j1.1.0...0.0.0..1c.2.17.hp.AOxUCoxteaE https://www.google.com/search?num=100&site=&source=hp&q=You+... I for one am shocked it wasn't some random unaffiliated person who just really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted us to get our news from dailydot.
      - yuhong 13y ago
        To be honest, a reminder is definitely good. I was just worried about making definite claims without evidence. And just because one spam account can be explained like this don't mean it can be applied to all of them.
      - sexyalterego 13y ago
        Point taken. I've updated my profile to reflect my affiliation. As Austin pointed out, it's not our intention to spam—we only submit stories that could actually be of interest to the community. We'll make sure those stories are coming from a variety of sources in the future, and also contribute to discussions.
        yuhong 13y ago
        Thanks.