>It always fascinates me when a comment says "I find this interesting but it doesn't belong here". Finding this interesting is the definition of it belonging here (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html). Of course there are different kinds of interesting and HN is for some and not for others.
That's not what the guidelines say. They say:
>>Anything that good hackers would find interesting.
There are all kinds of things I find interesting but which would not be interesting to "good hackers" generally. I would think you'd expect posters to make the distinction and separate "what I personally like" from "what I personally like due to hacker-related reasons".
As an example of the difference, I'd be really interested in an article on how to do better on doubles mode on Dance Dance Revolution, but that's such narrow interest that it doesn't really belong here; me finding it interesting isn't enough.
That's not what the guidelines say. They say:
>>Anything that good hackers would find interesting.
There are all kinds of things I find interesting but which would not be interesting to "good hackers" generally. I would think you'd expect posters to make the distinction and separate "what I personally like" from "what I personally like due to hacker-related reasons".
As an example of the difference, I'd be really interested in an article on how to do better on doubles mode on Dance Dance Revolution, but that's such narrow interest that it doesn't really belong here; me finding it interesting isn't enough.