Comment on Ask HN: Whats the Status of the Hacker News Write API?Comments−frankwiles10yI doubt it. Easily 10X the amount of spam and low quality posts HN would have to deal with.−gruez10yWhat makes you think that getting a write api will significantly increase spam? I don't think the current system of submitting a HTML form (essentially a POST) is a high barrier to begin with.
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I doubt it. Easily 10X the amount of spam and low quality posts HN would have to deal with.
What makes you think that getting a write api will significantly increase spam? I don't think the current system of submitting a HTML form (essentially a POST) is a high barrier to begin with.