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I've been here roughly as long as you have. It seems to happen in waves, and definitely depends on the subject matter. Knee-jerk voting and comments in threads
by silentbicycle 16y ago
I've been here roughly as long as you have. It seems to happen in waves, and definitely depends on the subject matter. Knee-jerk voting and comments in threads about the iPhone? You betcha. About compiler implementation? Not so much. ("LL(1), fool!" "SSA all the way!")
On HN, it's a given that every few months a new "Oh no! We're turning into Reddit!" thread cycle happens. Worrying about that is in HN's genes. After a couple years, though, I'd say the site's immune system has been reasonably successful.
- scott_s 16y agoI think we've succeeded in not turning into Reddit, but we certainly have changed. Not only do I see move downvotes, I see many more upvotes. And, again, that's a symptom of having more users.