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As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
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Browser extension it is then (you can detect the job posts, as they have no discuss ability), although I would love a way to donate to mods so they can go get a fancy lunch or something like that. I love HN, I think the mods' work is super valuable, but I block ads in general (while donating cash to non-profits and paying for news sources I consume), so of course I would want to filter what I want. EDIT: I'm apparent…
I hear you—the front page only has 30 slots, and those 30 slots are by far the scarcest resource on HN. To burn one of them on an ad is a pain. Also, don't forget that we place Launch HNs on the front page from time to time ( https://news.ycombinator.com/launches ), especially when YC is in session and with a traffic jam towards each Demo Day. There have even been two of those plus a job ad on the front page at the s…
I might add: is this the best way for HN to give back to YC, through ad slots? If so, carry on, it just feels like there might a more optimal way to pair potential candidates with potential startups (as you’re relying on quite a bit of luck that the right candidate will be on the front page at the right time interested in that particular role, job ad decay and all that). Without context, I’m unable to propose alternative methodologies, so I could be entirely wrong and these ad slots are objectively the optimal way.
Thanks for the reply, I am not unappreciative of the forum or the work you folks do.
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I hear you—the front page only has 30 slots, and those 30 slots are by far the scarcest resource on HN. To burn one of them on an ad is a pain. Also, don't forget that we place Launch HNs on the front page from time to time ( https://news.ycombinator.com/launches ), especially when YC is in session and with a traffic jam towards each Demo Day. There have even been two of those plus a job ad on the front page at the s…
I agree entirely. Those who want to see the job ads will see them, those who don’t will find a way not to, and that’s reasonable for everyone. I might add: is this the best way for HN to give back to YC, through ad slots? If so, carry on, it just feels like there might a more optimal way to pair potential candidates with potential startups (as you’re relying on quite a bit of luck that the right candidate will be on…
Often the way job ads get to people is that somebody happens to see an ad and thinks "that looks like a great job for my [friend|relative|etc]" and passes it on. So it's a wider net than you perhaps realise.
Also, people actively job-hunting will go to the jobs page to see all active listings. But having the placement on the front page serves as an ongoing reminder to people that the job listings exist.
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It's extra helpful on the 1st of every month. There seems to be more and more varieties of the "Who's X-ing?" posts every month. The hide button is a great way to unobtrusively clear out stuff you don't care about. One of the best features.
I'm glad you like it. I was going to remove it at one point, but a two-initialed founder of this site who shall remain nameless protested strongly against that idea.
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I agree entirely. Those who want to see the job ads will see them, those who don’t will find a way not to, and that’s reasonable for everyone. I might add: is this the best way for HN to give back to YC, through ad slots? If so, carry on, it just feels like there might a more optimal way to pair potential candidates with potential startups (as you’re relying on quite a bit of luck that the right candidate will be on…
> you’re relying on quite a bit of luck that the right candidate will be on the front page at the right time interested in that particular role Often the way job ads get to people is that somebody happens to see an ad and thinks "that looks like a great job for my [friend|relative|etc]" and passes it on. So it's a wider net than you perhaps realise. Also, people actively job-hunting will go to the jobs page to see al…
Not sure why YC would build a feature to limit the audience of their job postings on a platform they own and operate
You could argue that it might even increase the audience if specific users can hide companies they won't be working at and as a result they'd see more job postings from other places.
If you really want to hide it, you could write a CSS rule with the :has selector. Probably won't be too long 'till that's standardised and implemented. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:has But, as the only thing really funding Hacker News, I think unobtrusive, easy-to-identify job ads are a worthy price to pay.
> the only thing really funding Hacker News Wouldn't YC also get value - maybe enough to fund HN - from analysing usage data (upvotes, downvotes, link clicks, maybe PII even, etc.), e.g. to perceive market trends, other topics of interest for services they provide their startup ecosystem?
As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.