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Downvote me if you want to but I honestly can't believe that this article got 50 upvotes (at the time of this writing), while some really thought provoking arti

by Sandman 17y ago

Downvote me if you want to but I honestly can't believe that this article got 50 upvotes (at the time of this writing), while some really thought provoking articles get 2 or 3 upvotes. I know that whining about how HN content has dropped in quality is frowned upon here, but I can't just stand beside and say nothing while content like this slowly ruins HN, turning it into a caricature of it's former self. So, at the risk of getting heavily downvoted I'm still going to express my opinion: This. Doesn't. Belong. Here.

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qeorge 17y ago
I'm usually annoyed by "this doesn't belong on HN" comments, but this time I agree. This belongs on reddit, not HN.
staticshock 17y ago
With as much outrage as I'm seeing in the comments, I'm shocked that this garbage hasn't been deleted yet.
- electromagnetic 17y ago
  Probably because a bunch of noobs are complaining and not flagging the article they want rid of.
gabrielroth 17y ago
I'm usually the guy complaining about people saying "This doesn't belong on HN." But, uh, not this time.
dkersten 17y ago
I came to HN because the articles were interesting and USEFUL. If I wanted digg or reddit or slashdot, then I'd go to those sites. Totally agree, this doesn't belong here.
electromagnetic 17y ago
If something violates the guidelines, flag it don't bitch and moan and violate the guidelines yourself, twice. Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did. If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. (It's a common semi-noob illusion.) "user: Sandman created: 161 days ago" Please, read the guidelines before you double-violate.
- lucumo 17y ago
  The problem with flagging is that it doesn't kill the submission once that has hit 10 points. So at this point you're only flagging to attract moderator attention to it. This article has been around all day now, and if moderators haven't seen it yet, they probably will once they get online. And if they have seen it, well, that would make it an okay article, I suppose... (Wouldn't be too happy with the latter, so I'm hoping that they just haven't seen it yet.)
  - electromagnetic 17y ago
    Doesn't matter; that's like saying there's no point in calling the cops once the bank robbers are running off with the money. The Mod's aren't going to nail it if they think it has favourable attention. They'll mistakenly believe it has favourable attention when no one is flagging it. There's no point complaining, it's a violation of the guidelines. The article violates the guidelines, so why not flag instead of expose yourself to moderator attention yourself, it's stupid.
    - lucumo 17y ago
      Just FYI, I have flagged it. Probably many others have flagged it as well. Either the mods haven't seen it yet or they disagree with the flagging. Of course people should flag. But calling them noobs for not flagging when you have absolutely no idea if they have flagged is just dumb.

by Sandman 17y ago

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qeorge 17y ago

I'm usually annoyed by "this doesn't belong on HN" comments, but this time I agree. This belongs on reddit, not HN.

staticshock 17y ago

With as much outrage as I'm seeing in the comments, I'm shocked that this garbage hasn't been deleted yet.

electromagnetic 17y ago
Probably because a bunch of noobs are complaining and not flagging the article they want rid of.

gabrielroth 17y ago

I'm usually the guy complaining about people saying "This doesn't belong on HN." But, uh, not this time.

dkersten 17y ago

I came to HN because the articles were interesting and USEFUL. If I wanted digg or reddit or slashdot, then I'd go to those sites. Totally agree, this doesn't belong here.

electromagnetic 17y ago

If something violates the guidelines, flag it don't bitch and moan and violate the guidelines yourself, twice. Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did. If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. (It's a common semi-noob illusion.) "user: Sandman created: 161 days ago" Please, read the guidelines before you double-violate.

lucumo 17y ago
The problem with flagging is that it doesn't kill the submission once that has hit 10 points. So at this point you're only flagging to attract moderator attention to it. This article has been around all day now, and if moderators haven't seen it yet, they probably will once they get online. And if they have seen it, well, that would make it an okay article, I suppose... (Wouldn't be too happy with the latter, so I'm hoping that they just haven't seen it yet.)
- electromagnetic 17y ago
  Doesn't matter; that's like saying there's no point in calling the cops once the bank robbers are running off with the money. The Mod's aren't going to nail it if they think it has favourable attention. They'll mistakenly believe it has favourable attention when no one is flagging it. There's no point complaining, it's a violation of the guidelines. The article violates the guidelines, so why not flag instead of expose yourself to moderator attention yourself, it's stupid.
  - lucumo 17y ago
    Just FYI, I have flagged it. Probably many others have flagged it as well. Either the mods haven't seen it yet or they disagree with the flagging. Of course people should flag. But calling them noobs for not flagging when you have absolutely no idea if they have flagged is just dumb.