general
What is Hacker News Delta?
- Hacker News Delta is a community-driven discussion platform focused on technology, science, startups, and intellectually curious content. It prioritizes thoughtful discourse over engagement metrics.
How is this different from other news aggregators?
- Delta emphasizes signal over noise. Ranking is influenced by community voting and moderation rather than virality, recency alone, or personalization algorithms.
Who can submit content?
- Any registered user may submit content. New accounts may be subject to rate limits to reduce spam and low-effort submissions.
Why didn’t my submission appear?
- Submissions may be filtered due to duplication, off-topic content, unclear titles, or quality concerns. Not all filtering decisions are immediate or visible.
Can I submit my own project or company?
- Yes, provided you disclose your affiliation and focus on technical substance, lessons learned, or novel insights rather than promotion.
How does voting work?
- Votes influence ranking, but they are not the sole factor. Weighting may account for account age, participation history, and community impact.
Why was my comment downvoted?
- Downvotes usually indicate low relevance, low effort, or poor tone—not disagreement alone. Comments that add evidence, experience, or clarity tend to perform better.
Are comments moderated?
- Yes. Moderation focuses on maintaining productive discussion. Personal attacks, harassment, spam, and bad-faith behavior may be removed.
Can I edit or delete my posts?
- Minor edits are allowed shortly after posting. Deletions may be restricted once a discussion is active to preserve context.
Is there an API?
- A public API exists and is full featured, documented publicly and available now. It will provide read-only access to submissions, comments, and user metadata under reasonable rate limits. To use the public API you must hold an account on the site in good standing and submit a request for an oauth2 api token for api access. This request cycle prevents abuse of the public API.
How can I report issues or contact the team?
- For bugs, abuse reports, or general inquiries, use the contact link in the footer. Include relevant links and context when possible.