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Yeah, what harm could come of asking people interested in news aggregation to complete tasks they have little interest in and little reason to do so? Surely th

Yeah, what harm could come of asking people interested in news aggregation to complete tasks they have little interest in and little reason to do so? Surely the overall quality of HN won't suffer even more from people asking other hackers to write their C for them, what a great idea! fucking /s

theVirginian 11y ago
If you don't like it then don't participate. Some of these projects might be interesting. Unlike you apparently I actually like programming and do have an interest in taking part.
synthmeat 11y ago
Uninteresting tasks won't get upvoted. Interesting tasks get upvoted, and become a story in itself. Surely it won't have as detrimental effect as anonymous throwaway accounts rich with shallow sarcasm and curse words.
- logicrime 11y ago
  The truth hurts, but lies kill. The large majority of HN readers are lurkers, who don't vote at all, the next largest group are those who aren't able to downvote, followed by the smallest group, the downvote-capable. I've got a few accounts that have downvote and dozens without, but it's not enough to stop the constant barrage of stupidity that floods what is supposed to be a news aggregation list. I don't mind seeing SHOW HN:'s, I like seeing what hackers are working on. On the other hand, a bunch of posts TASK HN: Write a C wrapper because I can't do it, that's gonna get old real fuckin' quick. I will shill as hard as I can, but I fear that it won't be enough.
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happyscrappy 11y ago
Seeing the same problem solved in different ways is one of the best ways to learn. Cynicism is intellectual junk food.
tomjen3 11y ago
I share your concern, but if the tasks are of little interests and there are no great reason to do them, surely they will not be upvoted? HN has always been a bit more than a news aggregator, there are "Tell HN"s and "Show HN"s too.

theVirginian 11y ago

If you don't like it then don't participate. Some of these projects might be interesting. Unlike you apparently I actually like programming and do have an interest in taking part.

synthmeat 11y ago

Uninteresting tasks won't get upvoted. Interesting tasks get upvoted, and become a story in itself. Surely it won't have as detrimental effect as anonymous throwaway accounts rich with shallow sarcasm and curse words.

logicrime 11y ago
The truth hurts, but lies kill. The large majority of HN readers are lurkers, who don't vote at all, the next largest group are those who aren't able to downvote, followed by the smallest group, the downvote-capable. I've got a few accounts that have downvote and dozens without, but it's not enough to stop the constant barrage of stupidity that floods what is supposed to be a news aggregation list. I don't mind seeing SHOW HN:'s, I like seeing what hackers are working on. On the other hand, a bunch of posts TASK HN: Write a C wrapper because I can't do it, that's gonna get old real fuckin' quick. I will shill as hard as I can, but I fear that it won't be enough.
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happyscrappy 11y ago

Seeing the same problem solved in different ways is one of the best ways to learn. Cynicism is intellectual junk food.

tomjen3 11y ago

I share your concern, but if the tasks are of little interests and there are no great reason to do them, surely they will not be upvoted? HN has always been a bit more than a news aggregator, there are "Tell HN"s and "Show HN"s too.