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(Why) I quit Hacker News (2010)

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Re: (Why) I quit Hacker News (2010)

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Post by yiedyie »

I recently sent them an email about a thing I really find frustrating at HN:

Hi all,

I use a lot HN a lot and too often I receive this error:

You're submitting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks.

The most frustrating part is that I receive it after I submit the link, wouldn't be elegant to have a status icon or label that would signal that my account status is available for submitting. This way I will not submit stories in vain

  Thanks,
Ed

and got no answer.

Re: (Why) I quit Hacker News (2010)

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Post by JacobAldridge »

I'd be interested in the update - "Why I came back to Hacker News" (given in the 4 years since writing this, Matt has returned, though not as active as I remember).

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mattmaroon

[EDIT] The article was first submitted here 1287 days ago [1] and Matt stayed away for 181 days [2]. More importantly, I think all of his criticisms remain valid 4 years later - but there's obviously something here for him, for me, for us.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1934367 [2] First comment back https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2578635

Re: (Why) I quit Hacker News (2010)

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Post by JacobAldridge »

jacquesm wrote: post #6

Only he's back. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7834690 We all quit HN at some point in time and those who haven't will do it too. And then we find that there is nothing better. It's a bit like democracy.

Ah, Jacques - the greatest of the farewells, and the one I'm most glad returned.

Re: (Why) I quit Hacker News (2010)

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Post by ionwake »

This seems like a relevant venue to mention my startup http://www.sagebump.com/?view=technocrat&info which dampens HN flagging, re-ranks and merges the top submissions along with those from other tech sites.

Thought it might be of interest to those fielding similar complaints. Please note: sageBump is not a replacement, it is a tool for HN

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