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sigh. So this is the level of maturity we're to expect in the future from news.ycombinator? There are obviously features beyond in-app buying and iAd that diff

• ubernostrum 17y ago
  So this is the level of maturity we're to expect in the future from news.ycombinator? This is the level of maturity it's always had; as jrockway courteously points out, he's been foaming at the mouth in iPhone-related threads since before you signed up. More importantly, though, I'd recommend you spend some time reading through Clay Shirky's writings on online communities; the "once upon a time it was wonderful, now all the new people are ruining it" myth is pervasive and can be a sign of deep trouble (see, in particular, "A Group is its Own Worst Enemy").
  • jrockway 17y ago
    Foaming at the mouth? I don't think so. I am just reminding people of how Apple harms them. Now, I agree that I comment on way too many Apple-related articles, but since HN has recently become "iPad News" and I haven't found another site to read, I don't really have a choice. I would love it if Apple was never mentioned here again. Who cares what they are up to?
    • billswift 17y ago
      I was thinking a couple of days ago that maybe we need a plug-in or something that will ignore anything with Apple, iPhone, or iPad in the title or url.
• jrockway 17y ago
  And in the past, since I've been here several years longer than you and have two orders of magnitude more karma. But anyway, why not list some of these features? That will improve the quality of this discussion.