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		diN0bot on June 24, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Actual metrics from a Facebook RPG. Interesting re... curious: why is this [scribd] when the link is (thankfully) to a raw pdf? oh snap! the [scribd] is a separate link. neat. i wonder if a raw pdf was submitted and [scribd] added, or if the reverse occurred or is possible.

icey on June 24, 2009 [–]

AFAIK, HN sees a PDF submission and automatically sets up the scribd link. It used to be that all PDFs were automatically converted to scribd, but that caused a bit of an outcry.

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