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Re:Ask HN: Are My Links Really That Boring/Spammy? by kcoop on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @09:24PM (#5981838)
Thanks for the reply, danso, I thought I might be in the Cone of Silence. Any thoughts on how to get there without being spammy?

I've been reading HN regularly for several years, so it feels a little weird to finally have something to say and have it just disappear like that.

Re:Ask HN: Are My Links Really That Boring/Spammy? by danso on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @09:29PM (#5981868)
It's just luck, I think...probably only 1 out of 20 of the links I submit get more than a few upvotes.

In regards to your app submission, the title does sound too spammy...and the content is probably a turn off for most HN users, who don't like having to actually log in/download something before finding out what it does. I'd consider writing a blog post that walks step-by-step through some of the technology/code you used to implement your app...Most people probably aren't initially excited by a treasure hunt app, but many of us hackers always like to be inspired by novel ways to use image recognition and/or GPS.

Re:Ask HN: Are My Links Really That Boring/Spammy? by kcoop on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @09:41PM (#5981933)
That's what I was thinking the geekwire article would help with. But yeah, a tech article is a great idea, thanks!