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Not to be rude to a mod, and I am obviously biased for this post but... https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguide
by peregrine 12y ago
Not to be rude to a mod, and I am obviously biased for this post but...
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
"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."
- dang 12y agoIt's true that moderation comments break the guidelines by being off-topic locally, but they help the site conform better to the guidelines globally. I post those links so readers know why a story is being treated as a dupe, and so submitters see examples of how to search for this before posting. This case is particularly clear: the project (which I don't doubt is excellent work, by the way) has had major attention twice recently, including as late as last week. Normally we look for just one major post in the last year. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html.
- peregrine 12y agoThanks for the followup dang. Appreciate the thoughtful answer.