Thank goodness we don't have downmods on HN

Re:Thank goodness we don't have downmods on HN by ericb on Friday August 29, 2008 @05:06PM (#290447)

I propose: The first rule of Hacker News is you don't talk about Hacker News.

Maybe I'm alone in not finding a lot of value in meta-discussion unless pg initiates it, though, because I see the parent post has quite a few points.

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Re:Thank goodness we don't have downmods on HN by raganwald on Friday August 29, 2008 @09:35PM (#290622)

I suggest that for every user of HN, there is at least one post that makes it to #1 that the user feels should not be part of HN.

I know it is true for me, there are lots of popular posts that suprise me. That being said, I have no problem whatsoever with adding your suggested rule to the HN rules.

It would be much easier to understand than the curent "piques your intellectual curiosity and is not limited to hacking and startups."

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Re:Thank goodness we don't have downmods on HN by gaius on Saturday August 30, 2008 @01:27PM (#290953)

A 1-week delay between creating an account and being able to submit a story would go a long way to cutting out spam, and not penalize those who haven't had time to build karma yet but still want to contribute.

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