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1 point by ojuschugh1 on Dec 17, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments
Hi Everyone,

I hope this message finds you well. I recently joined and am encountering an issue with commenting on ASK posts. I'm unsure if it's related to my low karma, as I only joined yesterday, or if I might be missing a step. Could someone kindly guide me on the correct process or inform me if there are any specific requirements for commenting?

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,



Some new accounts need another user to 'vouch' first. I clicked that button now.

Your first submission was "Looking for Entry Level Software Engineer Job in India". Job posts, including looking for a job, are not allowed. That's listed in the FAQ (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html). Next month you can add yourself (add a comment) to the "Who wants to be hired?" https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring list.

Your second submission was "Show HN: What Is Open Source vs Free Software". Show is for something you've build (https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html). Quoting a piece of text without source (who is being quoted) wasn't enough for anybody to upvote the submission.


Hi,Thanks for your help. I wanted to post the comment on the ask HN:who wants to hired but unbale to comment so i was figuring out over internet but unable to find it.

Right now as well I am unable to comment in the ASK:HN who wants to be hired(December,2023)even after you vouch me, why so ?.


You posted in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38666225 that is the wrong thread. Are you trying to repost that in the correct thread? Perhaps the system detects the duplication??? (I never hear that, but there are a few hidden features.)

Try again, and if that fails, send an email to the mods hn@ycombinator.com


ok , could you kindly please tell like how to comment or post in a thread may be i am doing in the wrong way like I post through submit option , in title i add some random title related to text , and i keep url blank and write the description or text in the text box and then submit it.Is this i am doing in the right way ?.

For ask section thread, i can see option to reply to others comment but unable to comment my own message.

Thanks and Regards


You posted in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2023)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38490811 that is for business that want to hire a person

You should have posted in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38490809 "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2023)" that is for persons that want to be hired by a business.

I'm just looked at my calendar, and it's already 18th. I think the threads close automatically after some time (15 days?). So both may be closed. I think you should wait until January 2nd and post in the new thread.


Thanks for letting me know about this, I recently got confirmation that they are closed.

Thanks to both you for the help :)




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