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Ask HN: Why do job posts not have comments?
- mtmail 12y agoThey're special and only ycombinator companies are allowed to post those. See 'job ad' on https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- jcr 12y agoIf you are talking about the "jobs" link at the top of every page, then those are essentially advertisements from YC-funded companies looking to hire people. You can't up-vote, flag, or comment on them. Think of them as a clickable banner advertisement that starts at position #6 on the front page, and quickly sinks. When you realize that the success of YC funded companies is what pays for the existence of HN, then the job ads makes sense. The HN site guidelines linked at the bottom of every page say to not use HN for contacting or communicating with YC, or YC funded companies. This pretty much explains why comments are disabled on the advertisements. HN also has automated, monthly "Who Is Hiring?" and "Freelancing/Seeking Freelancer?" posts available to everyone. https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=whoishiring https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=whoishiring https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
- fossuser 12y agoAh that makes sense - I just often think that comments on those job ads would be interesting.