Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by mooreds » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 1:46 AM UTC

Gitlab Handbook's HN Page
about.gitlab.com

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by dreadlordbone » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:12 AM UTC

"When someone posts a Hacker News thread link, monitor that thread manually. Don't wait for the notifications in the #hn-mentions channel, because sometimes they're delayed by a few hours."

See ya in a couple hours "Manager, Developer Evangelism".

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by howdydoo » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:12 AM UTC

> We learned that the key to a post reaching the front page was the content itself.

Well that's good news, at least

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by danuker » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:14 AM UTC

Title should be "Gitlab's HN handbook page". It is about managing marketing/advertising on Hacker News.

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by john_cogs » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:14 AM UTC

dreadlordbone wrote: post #2

"When someone posts a Hacker News thread link, monitor that thread manually. Don't wait for the notifications in the #hn-mentions channel, because sometimes they're delayed by a few hours." See ya in a couple hours "Manager, Developer Evangelism".

I’m here.

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by ethbr0 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:15 AM UTC

Someone should add a link to id=30003221 on that page, just to complete the ouroboros.

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by dreadlordbone » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:18 AM UTC

john_cogs wrote: post #5

dreadlordbone wrote: post #2

"When someone posts a Hacker News thread link, monitor that thread manually. Don't wait for the notifications in the #hn-mentions channel, because sometimes they're delayed by a few hours." See ya in a couple hours "Manager, Developer Evangelism".

I’m here.

H-he's fast!

Honestly the article is business focused but straight laced, seems like pretty good PR for Gitlab.

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by geofft » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:19 AM UTC

danuker wrote: post #4

Title should be "Gitlab's HN handbook page". It is about managing marketing/advertising on Hacker News.

It's part of the broader GitLab handbook, which is interesting reading, e.g., https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by romanhn » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:21 AM UTC

> Never submit GitLab content to Hacker News. Submission gets more credibility if a non-GitLab Hacker News community member posts it, we should focus on making our posts interesting instead of on submitting it.

I appreciate this policy, it makes it clear that HN is a place to engage with the community, rather than a free advertising channel. Looking at the CEO's profile, the last time he made a submission about Gitlab was in 2018, so I'd say the policy appears to be followed.

Re: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

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Post by 0xbadcafebee » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:22 AM UTC

geofft wrote: post #8

danuker wrote: post #4

Title should be "Gitlab's HN handbook page". It is about managing marketing/advertising on Hacker News.

It's part of the broader GitLab handbook, which is interesting reading, e.g., https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/

I love the handbook. So much. I want to work there because of the handbook.