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Correct! Both on opinion and it being for me. I'm not optimising for "HN participation", rather my own enjoyment of the site. The participation experts are exac
by richardw 8y ago
Correct! Both on opinion and it being for me. I'm not optimising for "HN participation", rather my own enjoyment of the site. The participation experts are exactly who I'm (sometimes) trying to avoid, since their motivation is to participate optimally, often for their own benefit.
There's no rule - some post daily and that's great for them. They also often drive the discussions and the "feel". Awesome, it's their watercooler. But there's another way to maximise enjoyment of HN, and my post is for those who might benefit from better signal/noise.
I still miss PG.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoI actually meant to say there are no experts in the field of HN participation. I accidentally dropped the no and didn't notice it before the edit window closed. On a different forum, the lead moderator retired, but then stuck around and de facto retained a small unpaid staff role. I think it has had a poisonous effect on the site. It would be wonderful if pg could continue participation as just a member without it going weird and problematic places. But I don't think that's very realistic and I feel he did the right thing for the health of the forum. Though I certainly understand why some people miss him.