Ok, ok, enough Erlang submissions. You guys are like the crowdsourced version of one of those troublesome overliteral genies. I meant more that it would be better not to submit and upvote the fluffier type of link. Without those we'll be fine.
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I come here for this sort of stuff, or for thoughts on business, not to hear what computer nerds think about macroeconomics, politics, and flirting. If I wanted that stuff, I know Reddit's address.
I found the twittershouldhireme blog a good lesson: KNOW your audience. That girl was surely noticed by Twitter execs and she did something simple that no one else in her position thought to do.
Erlang posts also belong here and politics usually does not, but don't pick on the twittershouldhireme girl. She's fantastic.
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What I will never understand about this community:
I get negative Karma for defending an article that was clearly appreciated by some and this guy gets 10+ points for saying "what are you complaining about?" (something of zero value.)
When it comes to up-voting and down-voting... you will see all of these crazy things!
For what it's worth, I never said nor meant to imply that I thought the website of the lady who wanted a job with Twitter isn't suitable for HN, though I don't find it to be exemplary. It's a whole lot more on target than (as previously stated) articles on macroeconomics, politics, or flirting.
None of this is to say that I actually disagree with your point on the silly nature of what garners karma and what collects down-mods, but that is a topic for another time.
Many Lolz.
In the next few years we'll begin saying, "You remember when pg told us to submit Erlang stories?" "Oh yeah, good times."
I just can't think of a situation where it would be funny to say "quick everybody lets talk about Erlang."
Btw, I think you just got yourself an idea for April fools: accept only links about Java or Visual Basic.
HN should have esoteric/alternative articles like that at all times.
Thank you pg.