Ask HN: Is it ok to post academic papers for discussion?

Sure! It’s always a gamble as to whether or not your content will get noticed, but there are non-computing topics discussed all the time.

I’d caution you that the usual discussions end up being about popular reporting on results (like the recent Conway knot proof), but there are definitely experts on HN in many fields.

Just FYI: please don't submit meta-questions like this. If you think something might be of interest to the community, just post it and see what happens. If you're really unsure, you can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask for the mods' opinions, but that's usually not necessary.

I searched for awhile on how to ask a question about asking a question on HN and I stumbled upon a thread that said to do exactly what I did and I just went for it. Thank you for clearing that up for me.

Your question is answered in (the very beginning of) the HN guidelines [0].

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[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html