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I'm annoyed by this trend of having posts with 0 context or analysis on the top of the frontpage. Yesterday we had a link to some bitcoin chart showing a sudden
by simias 12y ago
I'm annoyed by this trend of having posts with 0 context or analysis on the top of the frontpage. Yesterday we had a link to some bitcoin chart showing a sudden drop in price (why? I still don't know). A few days ago it was a gif of a flowchart for some brainfuck interpreter (I had to dig into the comments to find the link to the source code). And now... Vine?!
The problem with that kind of submissions (images, short videos...) is that they're quick to overtake more in depth articles because people upload it in seconds without 2nd thought. I don't want the front page of HN be overtaken by imgur posts, if you see what I mean.
- sp332 12y agoThis story is a few days old, so I guess the upvoters figured most people were already aware of the context. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8895397 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8895397 Also, HN's obsession with linking to "original sources" means you often get a raw feed instead of commentary.
- lnanek2 12y agoOn most sites like this a little context can be added by the title on the social news site, but Hacker News does not allow that. Moderators will change the title to whatever the page has.