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I agree for the most part , once any one site reaches a critical mass outside of its initial core group , this always happens. While I still enjoy the communit

I agree for the most part , once any one site reaches a critical mass outside of its initial core group , this always happens. While I still enjoy the community, I do find that there are less and less articles about tech and startups and more about random topics. Just on the homepage now I see .. "The Sun is changing the rate of radioactive decay", "Things I've Learned from Traveling Around the World for Three Years", "An unusual linkage between solar flares and radioactive elements on Earth" .. etc. While all interesting reads, I would prefer to read about them through reddit rather than on hackernews.

wvenable 16y ago
I agree. The best part about hackernews was it was all about startups, programming, and technology and it was well populated and intelligent. At first non-relevant topics quickly disappeared, then a few hung around, and now the site is approaching the level of reddit clone. I think I'm going to go protest this now and flag every non-relevant topic on the front page.
- tptacek 16y ago
  That's not a protest. That's what you were supposed to have been doing already.
  - wvenable 16y ago
    Definition of protest: * a formal and solemn declaration of objection [check] * express opposition through action or words [check] * the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval [check] Maybe you are right in that I should have been doing that already but I didn't feel comfortable using the flag feature for anything that wasn't obviously off topic (like politics). I've changed my mind -- I'm flagging any topic that is non-hacker science, politics, or random news. I'm also encouraging anyone who agrees to do the same. I flagged 8 posts on the homepage.
    - tptacek 16y ago
      (I voted you back up from zero). Please: stop overthinking it. Use the button in good faith. I'm guessing it takes about 4 keystrokes for Graham to change the flag thresholds (either karma or flag-count) if this becomes a problem. It is a much bigger problem that people don't use the flag button at all than the fact that some people might flag otherwise good stories.
- milesf 16y ago
  How much karma do you need to flag stuff as non-relevant?

wvenable 16y ago

I agree. The best part about hackernews was it was all about startups, programming, and technology and it was well populated and intelligent. At first non-relevant topics quickly disappeared, then a few hung around, and now the site is approaching the level of reddit clone. I think I'm going to go protest this now and flag every non-relevant topic on the front page.

tptacek 16y ago
That's not a protest. That's what you were supposed to have been doing already.
- wvenable 16y ago
  Definition of protest: * a formal and solemn declaration of objection [check] * express opposition through action or words [check] * the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval [check] Maybe you are right in that I should have been doing that already but I didn't feel comfortable using the flag feature for anything that wasn't obviously off topic (like politics). I've changed my mind -- I'm flagging any topic that is non-hacker science, politics, or random news. I'm also encouraging anyone who agrees to do the same. I flagged 8 posts on the homepage.
  - tptacek 16y ago
    (I voted you back up from zero). Please: stop overthinking it. Use the button in good faith. I'm guessing it takes about 4 keystrokes for Graham to change the flag thresholds (either karma or flag-count) if this becomes a problem. It is a much bigger problem that people don't use the flag button at all than the fact that some people might flag otherwise good stories.
milesf 16y ago
How much karma do you need to flag stuff as non-relevant?