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codingdave

I don't mind affiliate links on content-driven web sites, but putting them on HN comments feels really sketchy to me.

EDIT: I see you deleted them. Thanks!

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My bad, I just grabbed them from the SiteStripe out of habit, links are removed

I'm not sure why, but it does for me too.

However, to play devil's advocate -- what really is the issue?

If someone puts out a helpful link, they get a bit of monetary feedback, much like karma. What's wrong with that?

It changes the incentives for commenting on HN. Instead of trying to contribute to the discussion, you are trying to monetize your comments, which incentivizes you to comment even if you have nothing to add as well as find reasons to talk about products you can link to even if they are not relevant to the discussion.

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