HN Disclaimers and Disclosures

Discussions revolve around the need for, placement of, and distinction between disclaimers and disclosures in Hacker News posts and comments, especially to reveal affiliations, sponsorships, or conflicts of interest.

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Sample Comments

masterinbox Jul 24, 2025 View on HN

Oh this disclaimer would be nice!

nathancahill Feb 19, 2016 View on HN

Might want to throw a disclaimer on the end there?

sedatk Dec 17, 2024 View on HN

“…put a disclaimer disclosing…”

iwanttocomment Nov 15, 2023 View on HN

I read the article, read your comment, went back to review the article, and there was no such disclaimer. If this is /s, whoosh.

actuator Aug 2, 2020 View on HN

It seems there is disagreement on this but to me it seems like a perfectly valid disclaimer to give, given the vested interest.

vmception Jan 21, 2021 View on HN

what were you trying to avoid with the disclaimer?

onionisafruit Jul 4, 2021 View on HN

That's understandable. I thought the GP was saying that the article should contain the disclaimer.

FT_intern Sep 1, 2016 View on HN

That's more of an advertisement than a disclaimer

mtmail Oct 8, 2022 View on HN

I'm providing the disclaimer because you haven't.

ams6110 Sep 8, 2014 View on HN

That's not a disclaimer. It's a disclosure.