Truth is, you challenges aren't uncommon. I'm one of the folks working on undrln. We really liked what was going on with HN and wanted to replicate it for the

Truth is, you challenges aren't uncommon. I'm one of the folks working on undrln. We really liked what was going on with HN and wanted to replicate it for the design/marketing community. Our site has been online for just over a year now. The tough part with social news sites like these for the creative sector, is that there are so many of them. As such, you're competing for attention with many other similar sites. My suggestion is that you concentrate on building a small, engaged community, and avoid worrying about the technology too much.Fact is, HN isn't by any means the nicest site, but the discussion makes it a great site.