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I can see real time playing a part in IRC. What do you think metafilter does differently (than here) in order to get its cohesiveness?
by epi0Bauqu 18y ago
I can see real time playing a part in IRC. What do you think metafilter does differently (than here) in order to get its cohesiveness?
- petercooper 18y agoGood point and good question. I'm not entirely sure, but perhaps it's a combination of one feature and one trait. Single threading (as used by MetaFilter) forces / encourages people to take note of nicknames in order to target specific responses, so nicknames become a lot more relevant. Secondly, discussions tend to roll on and on on MetaFilter, whereas it's uncommon for two people to respond back and forth more than once on HN stories.