Comment by derangedHorse
3 years ago
I like the Twitter linking since it's almost like the OP is giving credit to where they found the information from.
3 years ago
I like the Twitter linking since it's almost like the OP is giving credit to where they found the information from.
Agreed. If you only know this from someone else's observation, you should link the observation.
That is against HN guidelines: "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Hot take, but that guideline is just bad. It removes necessary context and may even obscure relevant developments in a public dialogue. Original posts make sense only if the repost is not adding to the dialogue or otherwise making interesting contributions.
(If you disagree, this may the one time I will actively ask you to flag this post, so a mod can respond to this point)
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Citing the guidelines is against the guidelines, if not by the letter, in spirit. It's boring and it lacks curiosity. It assumes too much about the sharer. "Can we stop this trend" is a dog whistle for the "HN is getting worse" complaint.
Instead we could be considering if we're meant to read the Twitter conversation as well, or sharing a laugh about the link in the tweet author's bio. Or maybe the sharer didn't feel comfortable enough seeming like they made the claim but still wanted to share it because it's kind of cool.
AFAIK there's no junior HN mod of the year award.
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I'm in stitches that my other comment was flagged at 0 min. Don't ever change, you guys ;-)