“Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.”
That user almost exclusively links to what appears to be their own product, which is self promotion. They also do it without clarifying their involvement, which could come across as astroturfing.
Self promotion sometimes (not all the time) is fine, but it should also be clearly stated as such. Doing it in a thread about a competing product is not ideal. If it came up naturally, that would be different from just interjecting a sales pitch.
“Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.”
That user almost exclusively links to what appears to be their own product, which is self promotion. They also do it without clarifying their involvement, which could come across as astroturfing.
Self promotion sometimes (not all the time) is fine, but it should also be clearly stated as such. Doing it in a thread about a competing product is not ideal. If it came up naturally, that would be different from just interjecting a sales pitch.
I haven’t downvoted them, but I came close.