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It's a shame that in closing the door to the pernicious "meta nitpicking", whatever that is, the possibility for constructive analysis of how HN's algorithms sh
by dTal 9y ago
It's a shame that in closing the door to the pernicious "meta nitpicking", whatever that is, the possibility for constructive analysis of how HN's algorithms shape and mould the behaviour of its dedicated community has also been removed.
- obstinate 9y agoSufficient amounts of "constructive" analysis by uninvolved and under-informed third parties can be a net negative.
- rimliu 9y agoSo how about informing said parties?
- sebastianconcpt 9y agoThat would work for good willing people but not for people that is in a political war state of mind
- obstinate 9y agoEverything is tradeoffs. Time spent educating outsiders who may or may not be useful can be spent doing other things, like work that moves the ball forward.