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Re:Ask HN: In theory, how would you monetize HN? by dougabug on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @01:06PM (#2009078)
The problem with that would be that it would encourage spam. I would only have affiliate links in quality filtered lists (Top Picks/Most Recommended, Editors Choice, and personal lists that users could maintain on their profile page).

Advertising inherently seems to warp content, I think a premium membership option would put the incentive on satisfying user interests, rather than marketers.

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Re:Ask HN: In theory, how would you monetize HN? by zacharycohn on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:55PM (#2010190)
It would only encourage PG to spam. :p (I think the idea behind this is that the site converts them to PG's amazon affiliate account, so he's making the referral bonuses.)
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