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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by DanBC on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @05:42PM (#6370320)
> but please realize that per the first line of the HN FAQ, this is on topic

Hang on - there's a big difference between saying "not all political stories are off topic" and saying "this political topic is on-topic".

Many of the NSA submissions are clearly off topic and have no purpose for HN.

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Re:Poll: Are there too many NSA stories on HN, or not enough? by deveac on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @09:01PM (#6371306)
>Hang on - there's a big difference between saying "not all political stories are off topic" and saying "this political topic is on-topic".

I'm saying both.

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