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>>andren+(OP)
Clever Clickbait - Of course at the end of the article they offer a solution - their product (and of course it’s AI enhanced) to the problem they have overhyped.

>>garycl+vj
I asked them to take that bit out at the end and it looks like they did.

General remark for startups wanting attention on HN: it's not good to end an interesting article with a call-to-action that makes your article feel like an ad. Readers who read to the end experience that as a bait-and-switch and end up feeling betrayed.

What works much better is to disclose right up front what your startup is and how it's related to the article content. Once you've gotten that out of the way, the reader can then dive into the (hopefully) interesting content and end the article on a satisfying note.

Btw, I have a set of notes on how to write for HN that I'm working (slowly) on turning into an essay. If anyone wants a copy, email me at hn@ycombinator.com and I'll be happy to send it. It includes the above point and a bunch more.

>>dang+gB
I think it’s disturbing you asked someone to change their content and even more disturbing that they complied. You are experienced at moderating Havker News have no business being a global censor for content out in the world. This sucks.

As a reader I’d have appreciated the original. And I’d appreciate a nice HN alternative.

>>educti+K41
Even if they decided not to change it which is fully within their rights and somehow that gets the article moderated off the front page of Hacker News, isn't that still moderating Hacker News? No one is getting censored, just like nobody is entitled to have their article be on Hacker News.