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I find people don't want to share these. I can understand to a degree as I've seen good communities go to hell once the "normies" show up.

• taborj 7y ago
  Also see: Eternal September[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
• errantspark 7y ago
  It's so hard to strike a balance between inclusion and 'eternal september'. Managing a community is incredibly hard work. I don't really know if I can think of a way to be both inclusive and preserve the value of a community indefinitely. It seems that at some point you really need barriers to entry to keep things sane.
  • faissaloo 7y ago
    I've found that an effective way to strike a balance is to simply refuse to scale. Once people can't access your site only the dedicated will remain.
• hnuser77 7y ago
  This is the "dark forest" theory of the current internet, ironically posted on Medium [1]. You can put up registration barriers and such, but even being world-readable can attract negative attention. It's getting to the point where you have to "know people" to find cool stuff online. [1] https://onezero.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-7dc3e68a7cb1 https://onezero.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-int...