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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I comment on this? by organicmultiloc on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:25AM (#17102204)
Why can't users comment on ads? I can see obvious reasons why corporate partners buying the ads would want to disable comments, but is it actually good for the site?

HN is one of the few places where there is honest discourse calling out much of the bullshit in startup culture, seems odd to limit the most compelling aspect of this community.

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I comment on this? by ocdtrekkie on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:28AM (#17102237)
Bear in mind, HN is a service of YC that, to my knowledge, generates effectively zero revenue. The rare YC text line ad is a more than fair compromise for this, and one would argue "HN is able to exist" is "good for the site".

If you want to talk trash about a YC startup, go ahead and make your own submission, the HN mods are pretty fair with how they moderate user submissions.

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I comment on this? by sp332 on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:40AM (#17102331)
Right, and YC companies always have the option of making a normal post if they want to.
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I comment on this? by organicmultiloc on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:41AM (#17102336)
So because there is no advertising revenue it makes sense to disable comments for advertising? huh?
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