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Comment by paulcole | Hacker News Reader

Do you just keep this on your clipboard to quickly shill your side project? I swear I’ve seen this word for word comment multiple times.

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In Paul's defense, it does seem to be a pattern:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27534517 (3 days ago; exactly the same (well... I guess they added "absolutely"))

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26468882 (3 months ago; exactly the same)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26114570 (4 months ago; exactly the same (except for the last sentence))

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26015969 (4 months ago; mostly the same)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25765787 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25674756 (both 5 months ago; both exactly the same as each other and only slightly modified from today's posting)

I admitted I have posted this before, and won't be doing so again - my bad

I for one don't mind it. I went 4 days/week in March and it changed my life for the better. I like my job but that one day off extra gives me so much flexibility. I can do all errands on Friday and then pick up the kid from school and have the whole Friday afternoon and weekend to spend with them. That means that during the week I finish work and can spend time however I want instead of doing chores...

In my opinion this 'message' should actually be pushed more and people encouraged to try it. If that means shilling some website with 4d/week jobs...so be it.

I appreciated it. Hadn't seen that website before and it led people to link similar websites!

Yep I found this annoying too since I remembered reading it 3 days ago, causing me to double check if I was accidentally reading the same comment thread again.

Whilst trying to be charitable to the poster (I guess there's no harm in pushing their side project) I would caution that carbon copying comments like this (to articles posted deliberately for the purpose of doing so) could come off as a bit insulting to the HN readership.

On the other hand, perhaps they're onto something since these articles keep rising up to the front page!

While I've also seen this comment before, it's very much on topic here.

He posted the article just to leave the comment. Check out his history…

Ok, unless he's also running a voting ring which would be directly against HN ToS, I don't see a problem with that either. I mean, the topic is obviously interesting enough to get the upvotes. If that means his side project gets more traction and eventually leads to more 4-day jobs being available, I'd consider that a win-win situation.

> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff occasionally, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.

I was going to criticize his posting frequency, but on the other hand...he's getting more done for the tech world than many of us ever will.

Maybe we should be the ones submitting and talking about the 4 day work week more often.

It's on topic here because the person who posted the comment is the same person who posted the article.

I don’t see what’s wrong with him posting his relevant side project as an advertising strategy. It’s clear what it is, and if youve seen it before you can just scroll past

He’s posting the articles about 4-day workweeks as an excuse to post the same comment linking to his side project.

I admit I have posted it before, and will stop doing so - my bad

It's fine, harms no one

It might even find them a 4 day job.

I've just realized they posted the article just so they could comment, a bit lame. Maybe just post their project and have links to that The Atlantic article or whatever inside the project itself.

Good eye! It’s tough to get the Goldilocks level of self promotion and hustle. Too little and you aren’t aggressive enough. Too much and you’re slimy. HN is a picky bunch!

This is HN. Imo, shilling is fine if it's open, honest and relevant to the discussion.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#:~:text=Ple....

He posted the article so he could post his comment.

What's wrong with giving people relevant information when relevant things come up? Things aren't always about you buddy

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