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On old forums (at least the ones I was part of) the community was usually small, and you knew most users and what they thought. Instead on hn most of the comme
by klez 9y ago
On old forums (at least the ones I was part of) the community was usually small, and you knew most users and what they thought.
Instead on hn most of the comments I see are from people I don't think I ever read from before.
Also, here we don't officially have PMs or an official IRC channel, both of which were major parts of the communities I remember (most of the stuff actually happened on IRC, not on the forums).
- Goladus 9y agoEven the visual design of HN (grey usernames in a smaller font) minimizes identity in favor of the content. Also, for whatever reason, convention seems to favor all-lowercase names.
- veddox 9y agoAbsolutely. HN isn't about meeting people, it's about discussing ideas. A very worthwhile objective in its own right, but the two shouldn't be confused.