Well, the guidelines <http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html>; used to include an admonition against "gratuitous editorial spin"... but that's been elided. I still think it's a bad habit that nudges discourse in a shallower direction.
It's not blogspam if the post explains why we should opt out. At the time I posted my request, this was only a link to the new policy announcement, without explanation. It's since changed to a linkless submission with the supporting argument. That's better -- almost as good as a blogpost (which would also provide more context on the author's perspective and credibility).
It's not blogspam if the post explains why we should opt out. At the time I posted my request, this was only a link to the new policy announcement, without explanation. It's since changed to a linkless submission with the supporting argument. That's better -- almost as good as a blogpost (which would also provide more context on the author's perspective and credibility).