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I always dreamed of a news site that is just like Wikipedia, but has the mechanics of HN (upvote, downvote, flag, etc.). So that, you can weed out all these mid

by neya 9y ago

I always dreamed of a news site that is just like Wikipedia, but has the mechanics of HN (upvote, downvote, flag, etc.). So that, you can weed out all these middlemen agents and crooked journalists who poison our news consumption.

lzy 9y ago
No voting mechanics as far as I am aware but perhaps something like [Wikitribune][0]? [0]: https://www.wikitribune.com/story/2017/12/07/media/ft-can-wikipedias-jimmy-wales-fix-the-news/26586/ https://www.wikitribune.com/story/2017/12/07/media/ft-can-wi...
scrollaway 9y ago
Because upvotes and downvotes did such a wonderful job of keeping shilling off reddit? I don't follow.
- neya 9y ago
  > but has the mechanics of HN > keeping shilling off reddit? They do a pretty good job on HN. That's my point. I understand why you cite Reddit, but that's not my point.
  - TheCoelacanth 9y ago
    Clearly the mechanics of upvoting/downvoting don't prevent shilling at scale. HN is just small enough to not attract large numbers of dedicated shills.
PhasmaFelis 9y ago
Are you under the impression that HN is impartial?
- bhhaskin 9y ago
  HN is getting just as bad as Reddit. Look at how many posts are links to "news" sites.
matt4077 9y ago
If you want to add voting to Wikipedia, you have understood neither voting, nor Wikipedia.
jerrre 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
1337biz 9y ago
Mostly this seems to work so well on HN is because moderators are excellent at keeping politically loaded discussions under control. They are the poison for every community.
karimmaassen 9y ago
That is actually kind of exactly what http://www.nwzer.com http://www.nwzer.com is about. (You can sign up for alpha there) nwzer's statement: What if Reddit, Twitter and Wikipedia had a baby?

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I always dreamed of a news site that is just like Wikipedia, but has the mechanics of HN (upvote, downvote, flag, etc.). So that, you can weed out all these mid

by neya 9y ago

lzy 9y ago
No voting mechanics as far as I am aware but perhaps something like [Wikitribune][0]? [0]: https://www.wikitribune.com/story/2017/12/07/media/ft-can-wikipedias-jimmy-wales-fix-the-news/26586/ https://www.wikitribune.com/story/2017/12/07/media/ft-can-wi...
scrollaway 9y ago
Because upvotes and downvotes did such a wonderful job of keeping shilling off reddit? I don't follow.
- neya 9y ago
  > but has the mechanics of HN > keeping shilling off reddit? They do a pretty good job on HN. That's my point. I understand why you cite Reddit, but that's not my point.
  - TheCoelacanth 9y ago
    Clearly the mechanics of upvoting/downvoting don't prevent shilling at scale. HN is just small enough to not attract large numbers of dedicated shills.
PhasmaFelis 9y ago
Are you under the impression that HN is impartial?
- bhhaskin 9y ago
  HN is getting just as bad as Reddit. Look at how many posts are links to "news" sites.
matt4077 9y ago
If you want to add voting to Wikipedia, you have understood neither voting, nor Wikipedia.
jerrre 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
1337biz 9y ago
Mostly this seems to work so well on HN is because moderators are excellent at keeping politically loaded discussions under control. They are the poison for every community.
karimmaassen 9y ago
That is actually kind of exactly what http://www.nwzer.com http://www.nwzer.com is about. (You can sign up for alpha there) nwzer's statement: What if Reddit, Twitter and Wikipedia had a baby?