Guidelines[0] > Don't solicit upvotes, comments, or submissions. Users should vote and comment when they run across something they find interesting—not for pro

Guidelines[0] > Don't solicit upvotes, comments, or submissions. Users should vote and comment when they run across something they find interesting—not for promotion. There are some situations where a well crafted Ask or Show HN would qualify as self promotion. I'm not a moderator so I don't know how the rules are interpreted day to day. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html