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1. tptace+o[view] [source] 2011-04-03 20:14:16
>>pg+(OP)
A hard ban on politics and current events, instead of the wiggly one we have in the site guidelines now.
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2. scythe+R[view] [source] 2011-04-03 20:20:14
>>tptace+o
Politics, I'm definitely with you. "Current events", though, is an extremely broad term -- what exactly did you intend it to mean?
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3. tptace+21[view] [source] 2011-04-03 20:21:47
>>scythe+R
The guidelines currently say "if they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off topic". The predicate should be clarified, and the word "probably" removed.
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4. geuis+O1[view] [source] 2011-04-03 20:28:59
>>tptace+21
The problem with this is tv news is uneducated for the most part. People end up posting things to HN that don't fit well, because it doesn't get discussed in other venues. So yeah, you're right though. It's got to be a hard line.
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