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I am surprised the NYT Editor did not ask the author to make it clear if it is a fictional or real story.
Great story. Can someone explain why this belongs on HN?
Would you have stumbled on it if it weren't? I know I wouldn't have. The internet can be too focused sometimes and we lose out on a lot of serendipity as a result.
It seems to be a fictional story. The author is a playwright and a screenwriter. No last names are given (except the author), and the desire for anonymity is not explicitly stated. I am surprised the NYT Editor did not ask the author to make it clear if it is a fictional or real story.
Love the story. When we talk about gay marriage and adoption I always need to query a little more, especially about the kids. What's about Kevin ? His life is "perfectly normal" (how stupid is this expression) ? He is happy ? Does he have problem with his sexuality ? Do anybody have any experience to share ? Please to be obvious, in neither way... (Why this is on HN ? Well, because I believe that HN is one of the bes…
You may not be aware of this, but this question will likely get you downvoted as it will be perceived as homophobia (or at least heteronormativity).
It seems to be a fictional story. The author is a playwright and a screenwriter. No last names are given (except the author), and the desire for anonymity is not explicitly stated. I am surprised the NYT Editor did not ask the author to make it clear if it is a fictional or real story.
It's not. There is a clear byline with the author's full name. We generally understand that columns in the NYT are not fiction.
It seems to be a fictional story. The author is a playwright and a screenwriter. No last names are given (except the author), and the desire for anonymity is not explicitly stated. I am surprised the NYT Editor did not ask the author to make it clear if it is a fictional or real story.
It's not. There is a clear byline with the author's full name. We generally understand that columns in the NYT are not fiction.
Love the story. When we talk about gay marriage and adoption I always need to query a little more, especially about the kids. What's about Kevin ? His life is "perfectly normal" (how stupid is this expression) ? He is happy ? Does he have problem with his sexuality ? Do anybody have any experience to share ? Please to be obvious, in neither way... (Why this is on HN ? Well, because I believe that HN is one of the bes…
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that you shouldn't read this story. I wouldn't expect a story about the latest release of Twitter Bootstrap to show up in the Wall Street Journal, though, and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that the Sports section front page doesn't include stories about a recent fire, heroic as the firefighters might be.
It's strange to me that you are comparing HN to traditional media. Mostly* the editors of Hacker News are readers. The readers choose what they want to read. The readers have spoken. It's too bad you disagree with the people who voted it up, but there's no point in quarreling with the format of HN itself. * there's quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that moderators killfile individual articles, and we all know certain…
Saying, "because it's a good story," doesn't address the question that this thread started with.
And the format of HN is very, very clear. Don't try to pretend that it is meant to be one's sole source of news.