Tell HN: Coming soon – “Meet the Batch” threads for parallel Launch HNs
I&#x27;m sort of stuck on &#x2F; amazed at the idea that YC is turning out 700 startups a year that <i>don&#x27;t have a clue how to write a prospectus that HN is interested in</i> - without forcefully rewriting and bumping it. Not that this is the right place to ask about commercial viability. But the only conclusion I can draw is that these are bad ideas, or at least shot through with holes. If that&#x27;s the case then the fair thing to do would be to let them surface and be subject to the same criticism as everyone else&#x27;s semi-decent ideas. That&#x27;s the <i>service</i> HN provides. If the idea is that by giving them special treatment or keeping them on the front page artificially, there&#x27;s some <i>other</i> more private service being provided, then that&#x27;s at real friction with the core values of HN and the (stated) values of YC.<p>My view would be you should probably treat them all equally, though. To the extent they get more lingering time on the front page than a &quot;Show HN&quot; they shouldn&#x27;t be prioritized based on your (dang&#x27;s) theories. Not that I think you&#x27;d be wrong to weigh them on the hoof, but you&#x27;re setting yourself up for disaster with that.<p>My suggestion would be: Whatever the algo is for keeping them on the front page for a day, cap it at 1&#x2F;day and shorten the time for each exceeding it. If they have 365*2&#x2F;year, then it&#x27;s l&#x2F;2 day each. That gives every one equal time, without bias, and puts the onus on the generators to create good enough content.<p>Just my 2¢. Godspeed you.<p>[edit] Just to clarify, what I mean is that personally getting involved in judgment calls about time on the front page - even though or especially because you may already be trying to help them shape their pitch - exposes you to a whole ton of negativity and blame, with basically no upside at all. And I realize you&#x27;re doing this out of goodwill. I think there&#x27;s a basic truth and honesty in the upvoting on this site, and so did the founder. To the extent you&#x27;re bending rules for the golden startups, the only sensible thing to do is bend them evenly. Herding them into a ghetto (subreddit) won&#x27;t be acceptable, probably. It&#x27;s always been sink or swim, and I think PG said that pretty early on. If there are more fish in the pond, that&#x27;s their choice; it just changes the buoyancy.