Great addition to be able to read through them "Shows".
Rant: I find it really distracting that, at the moment, half of the front page titles bear the prefix. Makes it harder to skim through, adds up to annoying visual cruft.
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#112Hey Dang now that we have a separate Show HN section , can we please move Show HN posts from the front page to that place (so that they don't appear on the front page anymore ? Because at the moment 11 out of the top 30 stories are about Show HN. It seems that now that there is a separate Show Hn section , the posts are getting more traction and in the process appearing on the front page.
I wouldn't say get them off the front page, but at least weigh them down.
I'd love an option in my profile "Don't show show HN"
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#113Hey Dang now that we have a separate Show HN section , can we please move Show HN posts from the front page to that place (so that they don't appear on the front page anymore ? Because at the moment 11 out of the top 30 stories are about Show HN. It seems that now that there is a separate Show Hn section , the posts are getting more traction and in the process appearing on the front page.
Let's not have Show HN suffer the same fate as "New".
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#114I'm actually kind of bothered by this.
I was about to release signups for a private beta of my current project, but apparently that no longer fits the formal criteria of "Show HN."
Disappointing to say the least.
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#115You made this just for the headline, didn't you?
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#116Suggestion for the guidelines: add that Show HN often drives a spike of traffic to the site, so one should plan accordingly before submission.
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#117Checking in to say thanks for making this happen. The most interesting part of HN just got a huge boost..
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely agree on these guidelines. It takes a lot of bravery to put yourself out there in public. It should take just as much class to offer advice and constructive criticism instead of tearing somebody else's work down. edit also, is it just me or is the front page plastered with Show HN links? Does anybody else think that's awesome ?
It's not just you, and I agree that it's awesome. I hope that trend continues, it might be the push HN needed to bounce back from becoming slashdot, going back to its roots as a news site by and for entrepreneurs. With which I don't mean that HN should be 100% 'Show HN' posts, but more that HN should be generated by the sort of people who appreciate Show HN posts.
I've always wished that the front page had 1 or 2 "Show HN" and 1 or 2 "Ask HN" posts on the front page. Removing them faster off the front page has puzzled me for years.
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#119There are too many Show HNs all of a sudden!
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're thinking of posts without urls. There aren't any special rules for Show HNs, at least not yet.
Would you consider making Show HN posts text only? That way the submitter provides background info / context, why they made the service, what they hope to do with it, etc. I think requiring text-only for Show HN will help minimize people spamming their own links and more about people contributing the experience building their Show HN item. Thoughts?
Experience has taught us that it's healthier when HN stories point to things in the outside world. That's why posts without URLs are penalized.
The kind of discussion you describe is good, but it can and does take place in the threads right now.