That's not really relevant; I don't think it's our job, or anyone else's, to police the internet for 'vote brigading.' In this case, it was never against the stated rules.
But that says nothing about the Apply HN situation. That's new, had a different set of rules (hell, you wrote a polling solution), and the regular guidelines didn't necessarily apply. That they did should have been made clear.
Again, nothing against it this time, since it's all up to you guys - just feedback for the next time.
That's not really relevant; I don't think it's our job, or anyone else's, to police the internet for 'vote brigading.' In this case, it was never against the stated rules.
It's definitely against HN's rules and is in the FAQ:
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
That specifically refers to submitted stories.
I think it is dodgy to have an online election, and then disqualify participants for mentioning it to people who might want to vote for them.
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Yup! And I don't intend to ever do that.
But that says nothing about the Apply HN situation. That's new, had a different set of rules (hell, you wrote a polling solution), and the regular guidelines didn't necessarily apply. That they did should have been made clear.
Again, nothing against it this time, since it's all up to you guys - just feedback for the next time.
Why is the FAQ not linked within the Guidelines page (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)? To me, that is a guideline... you wouldn't look at the FAQ before posting something.