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Comment by tyree731 | Hacker News Reader

I know a lot of people are into this, but anyone who is probably already and saw it on reddit and this really does have nothing to do with Hacker News.

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I was very happy to read this story. I found in interesting and I don't read reddit, so I wouldn't have gotten it another way.

A YC startup enabled the organization of a national rally? -I think it is of note.

When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"?

FWIW I'd rather not see political stories like this on HN.

When does Reddit stop being a "YC startup"?

Yeah, you never see anyone use the term "Reddit (YC 05)".

I understand where you are coming from, and I did hesitate for a moment before I submitted. However, here we have a link sharing forum, that evolves into a community, and that finds a voice with national scope. I believe the medium and management of Reddit played a role in this.

IMHO, there are learning opportunities here for HN folk.

I don't know if this can even be considered a political story. I expect it will have all the political potency of an Improv Everywhere skit.

While I can agree that it's a stretch to call this story hacker news, let's go ahead and let HN decide - not the chance that we "already and saw it on reddit".

I browse reddit for lulz, cool stories, and sutff like that. I don't really check it out at work because of the damn "surprise nsfw boobs" pics. Hacker news is nice and work safe, especially when I change the background colours to look like a terminal emulator.

While I see your point, I feel there is a grey-area for this item.

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

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