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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by devoutsalsa on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:11PM (#35441907)
I've definitely resisted posting in the past. The primary reason was I simply didn't want to post while I had a job. The second is that you can't delete old HN comments, and I don't feel like having an "I need a job" comment on my permanent record. I'm not opposed to posting, but I haven't felt the desire to post.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by leonidasv on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:08PM (#35442784)
FYI, you can get old posts deleted by contacting the moderators via email.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623557

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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by devoutsalsa on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:53PM (#35443483)
Good to know, thanks.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by selimthegrim on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:43PM (#35444185)
I’ve always been able to delete my comments on that post without having to email anybody
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by mortenjorck on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @03:39PM (#35444874)
Can confirm. My WWTBH comment from yesterday shows me a delete link, as well as a non-expiring edit link.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by leonidasv on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @04:51PM (#35445713)
The delete button is time-limited. I think it's about 24~36 hours. After that, you can't delete without emailing the mods.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by selimthegrim on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @05:52PM (#35446339)
I just deleted my comment on the last thread from a month ago with the button.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by jstx1 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @02:17AM (#35450064)
For regular threads it's two hours but on who wants to be hired threads you can delete your comment whenever you want, no need to contact a moderator.
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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by muzani on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:15PM (#35447558)
You can actually delete the WWTBH comments several weeks later, I believe. I've done it before though I'm not 100% sure.

But you're only deleting them on HN. Both the major job threads are heavily scraped and your profile goes all over the internet.

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