Ask HN: "Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" threads gone?

4 points by AlexITC 163 days ago | 4 comments

Hi hn,

This post is missing from November and December 2025 from the usual whoishiring account [0], is this gone?

I'm aware that the latest posts barely got any comments looking for freelancers and the market sucks, still, I think that those posts are helpful.

- [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring

gus_massa 162 days ago |

Reply by dang: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46110777

> We got rid of the regular freelancer thread because most people were cross-posting between it and "Who Wants to Be Hired". So it's best to post there instead: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108940 .

danielwashbrook 163 days ago |

Someone added it back https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46109141

seanwilson 163 days ago |

I miss the Freelancers thread as well. The kind of information you post when you're looking for a freelancer or open to freelance work is really different from typical posts for permanent positions. The freelance posts are going to get lost now within the Hiring thread.

mgkimsal 163 days ago |

Thought I'd missed something. Agreed.