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I used to agree with these principles, but in the long run it will cause HN's demise. It was fine when we used to be a low-traffic website, but I think these
by l0stman 17y ago
I used to agree with these principles, but in the long run it will cause HN's demise. It was fine when we used to be a low-traffic website, but I think these guidelines don't scale very well. The most upvoted stories are the ones which everybody agrees upon, not the most interesting ones.
But who am I to complain? I don't contribute that much either.
- brennannovak 17y agoThis is exactly what I was thinking when I asked this question. It seem that since Hacker News has gained more traffic > more submissions > more activity the quality of interesting has got a lot larger... perhaps it's the point system that encourages people to submit any old thing that they think is interesting in pursuit of more points, community status, etc...