Can anyone point me to a ShowHN first post policy documentation?
edit: project link is https://github.com/upwindchange/Autai
I had an open source project launching but I found out that I cannot make ShowHN post, the explanation given to me is very vague, I am not sure what should I do to get myself qualified? Is there some quantized instruction like "how many days the account should be registered" or "how many posts/comments/upvotes" the account should get qualified? Thank you for your guidance.
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FYI, this is because a lot of ShowHN had turned into low quality slop. Not suggesting that it is, but if you do think your project could be slop, consider not posting it here.
This is not just the first stop in promoting your resume project or whatever random open source library. This is for showing _interesting_ projects to the community to get feedback.
"We're temporarily restricting Show HNs because of a massive influx, mostly by users who aren't yet familiar with the site or its culture. You're welcome on HN! Take some time to get to know the community, become a good contributor, and then it will be fine to post an occasional Show HN. Here are some links to get you started: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html"
Based on the suggestions in this series of posts, I'm considering sending an email to hn@ycombinator.com.
Thank you.