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

[AlexITC]

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]

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]

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

[seanwilson]

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]

Thought I'd missed something. Agreed.