Ask HN: Why do some submissions not have a link to discuss?

[dirtyhippiefree]

Because people will ask for an example, I’m using the submission in position eleven…and, because there’s no discussion link, all I can do is give the title.

I’m sure Hacker News has a reason, just curious what the reason is.

“Emerge (YC W21) is hiring an android expert to help build the future of mobile.”

[dirtyhippiefree]

“How Twitter Broke the News” is an article on The Verge that I submitted.

There is no discussion link.

It is clearly not an ad…wasn’t posted as such.

Again, I must ask why, both because of the exception it presents to these two responses •and• because I would like to know what HN users have to say.

At twelve days out, the responses aren’t likely.

Disappointing.

[mtmail]

From the FAQ https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

"Another kind of job ad is reserved for YC-funded startups. These appear on the front page, but are not stories: they have no vote arrows, points, or comments. They begin part-way down and fall steadily. Only one is on the front page at a time."

Reason is that comments on job posts are usually low-quality or better asked to the company directly (for example "do you allow remote work?")

[viraptor]

They're job ads. https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs

You don't get to discuss them because they're ads and YC wouldn't want people posting opinions about the companies there.