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Oh and one more...how do I ask an HN question in the 'ask' section?

by iwonagr 11y ago

cognitvesystem 11y ago
its automatically occur, by the way what is your interest?
- iwonagr 11y ago
  business, entrepreneurship, startups, technology and solutions for startups (I am not a tech person so I have to educate myself on new trends and how it all works to better understand my team), self-development (in terms of entering the tech & startup community), branding & marketing, networking & relationship building. These would be the categories I'd come to HN for. And I just clicked on a topic and was redirected to National Geographic. I am a marathoner so my other interests include anything related to running, training, etc. but for those I go to e.g. RunnersWorld... so for my brain it's a little bit confusing why on something that's called HACKER news one would post things about...nature (inspiration?- "Let's build an app that would prevent animal poaching"?)
  - ColinWright 11y ago
    > it's a little bit confusing why on something > that's called HACKER news one would post things > about ... nature So, have you read the FAQ[0]? From there, have you read the guidelines[1]? From the guidelines did you see this: What to Submit On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - iwonagr 11y ago
      Hey Colin, It still does not answer my question "Why" although I have just realized that HN is someone else's idea and they structured it they way they wanted, not the way "I" would like it to be. If someone finds it beneficial, then fine. The only thing I am concerned is that if I wanted to apply to YC I'd need be active here. And if that is what motivates users to post here then they'd post just anything to get noticed. Anything is not good. Good quality information is good. As a startup founder I value time more than anything hence I'd rather spend time working on my product than on trying to get noticed on HN or brush through so many articles (of different value). But it's just me. Maybe I am wrong....
      - ColinWright 11y ago
        > ... if I wanted to apply to YC I'd > need be active here. I'm not associated with YC so my answer is not definitive, but if you wanted to apply for YC then I can imagine that you should have something running and submit links to it here. The feedback you'd get would be valuable, so this is a resource for you to mine in getting something running. That would then make you active. > As a startup founder I value time more > than anything hence I'd rather spend time > working on my product than on trying to > get noticed on HN ... Then go build something, then submit it. Stop worrying about "what HN is for" and just go build stuff. Then come back and get feedback. People here are interested in more than just startups, so you'll get tech-savvy people with a broad range of interests commenting on what you've done. That's what HN is for.
        iwonagr 11y ago
        Building. Well, I am wondering what HN "is for". People talk about it. People say it's good to use but I couldn't see it myself. I would love to engage but in a way that is beneficial for the community and myself as I mentioned. I am playing a devil's advocate a little in order to learn. It's not that I am criticizing. I am just trying to better understand. Thanks!
        dang 11y ago
ColinWright 11y ago
Any submission without a link - such as this one - gets into the "Ask" section if it gets enough upvotes. It's like getting to the front page - enough people need to declare it interesting (via their upvote) for it to get there. Even though I disagree with a lot of what you say, I've upvoted you so you get to the "Ask" section.
starshadowx2 11y ago
Yeah, I had to Google how to find out how to do this, it doesn't seem to be written anywhere.
- iwonagr 11y ago
  There is a FAQ section at the bottom that has a lot of information. Don't worry though- I didn't see it either. It takes a little time to figure out how this all works here :) Thanks to Colin I have a better vision.
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Oh and one more...how do I ask an HN question in the 'ask' section?

by iwonagr 11y ago

Oh and one more...how do I ask an HN question in the 'ask' section?

cognitvesystem 11y ago

its automatically occur, by the way what is your interest?

iwonagr 11y ago
business, entrepreneurship, startups, technology and solutions for startups (I am not a tech person so I have to educate myself on new trends and how it all works to better understand my team), self-development (in terms of entering the tech & startup community), branding & marketing, networking & relationship building. These would be the categories I'd come to HN for. And I just clicked on a topic and was redirected to National Geographic. I am a marathoner so my other interests include anything related to running, training, etc. but for those I go to e.g. RunnersWorld... so for my brain it's a little bit confusing why on something that's called HACKER news one would post things about...nature (inspiration?- "Let's build an app that would prevent animal poaching"?)
- ColinWright 11y ago
  > it's a little bit confusing why on something > that's called HACKER news one would post things > about ... nature So, have you read the FAQ[0]? From there, have you read the guidelines[1]? From the guidelines did you see this: What to Submit On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - iwonagr 11y ago
    Hey Colin, It still does not answer my question "Why" although I have just realized that HN is someone else's idea and they structured it they way they wanted, not the way "I" would like it to be. If someone finds it beneficial, then fine. The only thing I am concerned is that if I wanted to apply to YC I'd need be active here. And if that is what motivates users to post here then they'd post just anything to get noticed. Anything is not good. Good quality information is good. As a startup founder I value time more than anything hence I'd rather spend time working on my product than on trying to get noticed on HN or brush through so many articles (of different value). But it's just me. Maybe I am wrong....
    - ColinWright 11y ago
      > ... if I wanted to apply to YC I'd > need be active here. I'm not associated with YC so my answer is not definitive, but if you wanted to apply for YC then I can imagine that you should have something running and submit links to it here. The feedback you'd get would be valuable, so this is a resource for you to mine in getting something running. That would then make you active. > As a startup founder I value time more > than anything hence I'd rather spend time > working on my product than on trying to > get noticed on HN ... Then go build something, then submit it. Stop worrying about "what HN is for" and just go build stuff. Then come back and get feedback. People here are interested in more than just startups, so you'll get tech-savvy people with a broad range of interests commenting on what you've done. That's what HN is for.
      - iwonagr 11y ago
        Building. Well, I am wondering what HN "is for". People talk about it. People say it's good to use but I couldn't see it myself. I would love to engage but in a way that is beneficial for the community and myself as I mentioned. I am playing a devil's advocate a little in order to learn. It's not that I am criticizing. I am just trying to better understand. Thanks!
        dang 11y ago

ColinWright 11y ago

Any submission without a link - such as this one - gets into the "Ask" section if it gets enough upvotes. It's like getting to the front page - enough people need to declare it interesting (via their upvote) for it to get there. Even though I disagree with a lot of what you say, I've upvoted you so you get to the "Ask" section.

starshadowx2 11y ago

Yeah, I had to Google how to find out how to do this, it doesn't seem to be written anywhere.

iwonagr 11y ago
There is a FAQ section at the bottom that has a lot of information. Don't worry though- I didn't see it either. It takes a little time to figure out how this all works here :) Thanks to Colin I have a better vision.

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