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> Competitors can't deliver that same standard because of economies of scale. The invasion of policy-driven jerks seems like a good counterargument; it's an an
by notriddle 6y ago
> Competitors can't deliver that same standard because of economies of scale.
The invasion of policy-driven jerks seems like a good counterargument; it's an anti-economy of scale, since smaller websites have less of the problem.
edit: Arguing about scale also kind of ignores that there's a good space between the scope of the website being "everything" and having a website dedicated to the IDW "Sniffles the Mouse" comics. IMDB is well-respected, TVTropes has been successful with a very different culture from IMDB, the Arch Linux Wiki has a reputation for being useful even if you aren't technically using Arch, and, as we've already proven, Wikia has pretty much made a business out of this.
- vkou 6y agoSmaller websites have this problem, it's just that the holy wars waged within the Pokemon fandom rarely make it to the HN front page. If anything, the politics get even more personal and vicious in smaller communities. The business of Wikia may be successful, but as a user, it's complete rubbish.