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0 pointssamspenc4y ago0 comments

Thanks I thought this was a Verge article and was surprised to find the link led to the home page and couldn't figure out what it was all about.

So if I'm understanding this right: OP actually posted a link to the Verge home page during Black Friday to showcase how "Affiliate marketing has destroyed tech journalism". But there was never an article on this topic?

Shouldn't it be titled "Show HN" or "Tell HN" then? Because the title and link were so confusing and I wouldn't have figured it out without this helpful comment.

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dredmorbius4y ago

Yes, it could (and would better have been) a Show/Tell post. Probalby the latter.

As I suggested above, an external reference, probably with a screencap of the page itself, would have made for a far better submission.

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0 pointssamspenc4y ago0 comments

Thanks I thought this was a Verge article and was surprised to find the link led to the home page and couldn't figure out what it was all about.

Shouldn't it be titled "Show HN" or "Tell HN" then? Because the title and link were so confusing and I wouldn't have figured it out without this helpful comment.

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dredmorbius4y ago

Yes, it could (and would better have been) a Show/Tell post. Probalby the latter.

As I suggested above, an external reference, probably with a screencap of the page itself, would have made for a far better submission.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse