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A suggestion for Giles would be to link back to the HN conversation of each link. I think its not the foreign content that people find useful on HN, its the con
by mattwdelong 17y ago
A suggestion for Giles would be to link back to the HN conversation of each link. I think its not the foreign content that people find useful on HN, its the conversation around it. (fjabre also pointed this fact out.) Especially considering that the majority of content on HN derives from a few websites - something which I think should be a goal to change. Personally, I love the fringe stuff and being introduced to new blogs that I don't normally come across. Through these fringe postings, I have found some very interesting people that I now follow. Alternative insights are awesome.
- steveklabnik 17y agoI'm pretty sure that not participating in the conversation was one of the goals for Giles. I think I remember him saying that it's a huge timesink.
- Psyonic 17y agoIf that works for him, more power to him, but I probably wouldn't even bother visiting this site without the discussions.
- steveklabnik 17y agoI find myself in various states of agreement and disagreement. Sometimes I find the conversation really valuable, other times, I feel like I'm wasting my time. I'm talking about comments in general, not HN specifically. I still feel HN is generally worth it. We'll see.
- Psyonic 17y agoIn general I agree with you. Youtube comments, for instance, are almost always completely retarded, and I'd be happy never to see one again.