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698 points tilt | 7 comments | 29 Sep 15 18:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.819s | source | bottom
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feedjoelpie ◴[29 Sep 15 19:58 UTC] No.10299138[source]▶
Serious question, not rhetorical:

I have noticed there appear to be artificially-bumped posts from time-to-time that relate to YC companies. Is HN providing extra clout to YC companies' PR above and beyond organic community moderation, and if so, will HN's extra autonomy in any way change that?

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1. dang ◴[29 Sep 15 20:00 UTC] No.10299162[source]▶
We definitely don't give special treatment to YC companies' stories and I'd be happy to look at links if you have any you're wondering about. But make sure you're not looking at the job ads as described in the FAQ. Those are indeed reserved for YC companies. (That is the main thing that HN gives back to YC in return for funding it.)
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2. feedjoelpie ◴[29 Sep 15 20:05 UTC] No.10299203[source]▶
That very likely could be be my point of confusion. Thanks for the response.
3. mahouse ◴[29 Sep 15 20:12 UTC] No.10299259[source]▶
Does HN really need that much money? Sorry for the indiscreet question.
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4. dang ◴[29 Sep 15 20:16 UTC] No.10299292[source]▶
The costs are all low except for paying people.
5. Kliment ◴[29 Sep 15 20:17 UTC] No.10299303[source]▶
Any chance we can get discussion threads for those?
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6. asadlionpk ◴[29 Sep 15 20:17 UTC] No.10299305[source]▶
I think HN does have a few people working on it fulltime.
7. dang ◴[29 Sep 15 22:25 UTC] No.10300232[source]▶
I answered that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10299788.

Based on everything we know about HN it's unlikely that such threads would be any good. HN discussions are good when there's a specific story or idea to discuss.