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Is it a common thing to come from reddit to here? I actually found out about HN and then went to reddit, which I had always assumed was a mere digg-clone.

pilif 16y ago
programming reddit once had the discussion quality of hacker news. Heck, even the front page was readable. Like digg, but high-quality. By now it has kind of gone down the drain. A victim of its success.
- r7000 16y ago
  r/coding is not bad
- Locke1689 16y ago
  I was one of the original users of Digg (closed beta tester). It was pretty good in its day, too -- a lot of programmers and technical articles. I think Digg and Reddit are pretty much identical in that sense.
  - parallax7d 16y ago
    I did the Digg > Reddit > Hacker News migration path. I'm glad to see HN seems to have the general community stability of a Slashdot or Metafilter. Reddit was a disappointment, although certain subreddits are very useful.
- ecaradec 16y ago
  This comment made me think that there might be a /r/startups and actually there is one and its summary point you to HN
jokermatt999 16y ago
When you get sick of searching through the endless memes, pun threads, predictable jokes, and poorly worded yet highly upvoted emotional appeals to find the few good posts among a sea of mediocrity, Hacker News is wonderful. There's just a lot better concentration of quality, interesting posts here. I really think the lack of humor here helps keep the discussions on topic and interesting.
- RyanMcGreal 16y ago
  I agree with you in general, but I still feel that HN has gone overboard in its hostility to humour. Notwithstanding that a witty, timely, humorous, in-context comment stands a good chance of being upvoted here, a little more levity would help HN not to take itself quite so seriously all the time.
  - patrickk 16y ago
    "...little more levity would help HN not to take itself quite so seriously all the time." I agree completely. It makes me a little sad to see a witty (usually brief) remark at -4. Everything doesn't have to be so serious all the time.
  - simonsarris 16y ago
    I didn't even know that HN was hostile to humor. One of my most up-voted comments was an attempt at being humorous while correcting someone's grammar: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=743473 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=743473
  - nkurz 16y ago
    I strongly disagree. Not because humor is inherently bad, but because it's too dangerous, too likely to overwhelm the parts of HN that I appreciate. It's like suggesting that a little heroin on the weekend would really brighten up the week. Maybe true, but unlikely remain 'just a little'. Let's concentrate on content and insight here, and let the other sites be the catch-all communities for those who want more 'balance'. If you enjoy Reddit or Digg as they currently are, or prefer other sites that balance humor and content, please use them rather than trying to remake HN in their image.
    - RyanMcGreal 16y ago
      >It's like suggesting that a little heroin on the weekend would really brighten up the week. I hope you won't need me to point out the various ways in which your analogy between humour and, er, heroin breaks down.
Naga 16y ago
I am still an active user on reddit. Active in commenting, really. I don't post articles so much. I got tired of the slipping quality of posts and comments on reddit. I wouldn't have I've "migrated" here, but I just come here to indulge in posting of higher quality, in addition to some specific subreddits.

pilif 16y ago

programming reddit once had the discussion quality of hacker news. Heck, even the front page was readable. Like digg, but high-quality. By now it has kind of gone down the drain. A victim of its success.

r7000 16y ago
r/coding is not bad
Locke1689 16y ago
I was one of the original users of Digg (closed beta tester). It was pretty good in its day, too -- a lot of programmers and technical articles. I think Digg and Reddit are pretty much identical in that sense.
- parallax7d 16y ago
  I did the Digg > Reddit > Hacker News migration path. I'm glad to see HN seems to have the general community stability of a Slashdot or Metafilter. Reddit was a disappointment, although certain subreddits are very useful.
ecaradec 16y ago
This comment made me think that there might be a /r/startups and actually there is one and its summary point you to HN

jokermatt999 16y ago

When you get sick of searching through the endless memes, pun threads, predictable jokes, and poorly worded yet highly upvoted emotional appeals to find the few good posts among a sea of mediocrity, Hacker News is wonderful. There's just a lot better concentration of quality, interesting posts here. I really think the lack of humor here helps keep the discussions on topic and interesting.

RyanMcGreal 16y ago
I agree with you in general, but I still feel that HN has gone overboard in its hostility to humour. Notwithstanding that a witty, timely, humorous, in-context comment stands a good chance of being upvoted here, a little more levity would help HN not to take itself quite so seriously all the time.
- patrickk 16y ago
  "...little more levity would help HN not to take itself quite so seriously all the time." I agree completely. It makes me a little sad to see a witty (usually brief) remark at -4. Everything doesn't have to be so serious all the time.
- simonsarris 16y ago
  I didn't even know that HN was hostile to humor. One of my most up-voted comments was an attempt at being humorous while correcting someone's grammar: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=743473 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=743473
- nkurz 16y ago
  I strongly disagree. Not because humor is inherently bad, but because it's too dangerous, too likely to overwhelm the parts of HN that I appreciate. It's like suggesting that a little heroin on the weekend would really brighten up the week. Maybe true, but unlikely remain 'just a little'. Let's concentrate on content and insight here, and let the other sites be the catch-all communities for those who want more 'balance'. If you enjoy Reddit or Digg as they currently are, or prefer other sites that balance humor and content, please use them rather than trying to remake HN in their image.
  - RyanMcGreal 16y ago
    >It's like suggesting that a little heroin on the weekend would really brighten up the week. I hope you won't need me to point out the various ways in which your analogy between humour and, er, heroin breaks down.

Naga 16y ago

I am still an active user on reddit. Active in commenting, really. I don't post articles so much. I got tired of the slipping quality of posts and comments on reddit. I wouldn't have I've "migrated" here, but I just come here to indulge in posting of higher quality, in addition to some specific subreddits.