US post office carriers "forced to work fewer hours," leaving "buckets of mail"

Re:US post office carriers "forced to work fewer hours," lea... by avmich on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:49PM (#24189003)

If I remember correctly, HN is supposed to have information interesting and useful for thinking people. This example doesn't qualify as off-topic then.

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Re:US post office carriers "forced to work fewer hours," lea... by stingraycharles on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:56PM (#24189078)

Apparently the guidelines even explicitly say:

“Off-Topic: Most stories about politics”

I would certainly classify this as such.

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Re:US post office carriers "forced to work fewer hours," lea... by avmich on Monday August 17, 2020 @01:07PM (#24189208)

Good exception. I think you're right... benefits of discussing can be outweighed by how easy it is to drop into a bad quarrel.

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Re:US post office carriers "forced to work fewer hours," lea... by alextheparrot on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:53PM (#24189046)

> If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic

This is part of the framing from the guidelines, this type of article would very much be covered.

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