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by barce 3906 days ago
I wish I could down vote this. This feels really spammy and not in the spirit of a "Show HN." Show HN, IMHO, is about sharing code or processes that other people can use that solve a problem. This is just an ad.
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We honestly did not intend for this to be spam. I completely understand your point about this being a place for sharing code and processes.

Our intention is to get feedback from you on the process we created. We are a tiny company (2 founders full time and that's it) with very few users.

What do you think we can change to make it be less spammy?

We are matching people using ML and image recognition all coded in Python. I saw the recent post about facial recognition on ShowHN and am looking into that now as well. Do you have any suggestions to improve the process?

Although the projects you're talking about make great Show HNs, the category is broader than that: it's for sharing something you're making. The main criteria are that it be real (e.g. not just an email signup or findraiser) and that it works (i.e. it's something people can try out and is more than just a blog post).

"Works" means something different depending on the kind of project. I think it's ok for people to post their businesses as Show HNs as long as they have a working product users can try.

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