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Are we at a point where dividing HN into smaller communities is beneficial? I know there are Show HN, Ask HN, Who is Hiring, etc? I want to see a section for DI

Are we at a point where dividing HN into smaller communities is beneficial? I know there are Show HN, Ask HN, Who is Hiring, etc? I want to see a section for DIY/personal projects and maybe even AMAs.

ciarannolan 6y ago
I hope not. I like HN just the way it is. It's a simple text message board with good moderation. We don't need to pile on more features for the sake of it. There are plenty of communities for DIY projects and AMAs.
- gus_massa 6y ago
  I really like the plain structure, but I also noted that sometimes it is difficult for the small projects to reach the front page. Please remember to go to https://news.ycombinator.com/newest https://news.ycombinator.com/newest and upvote interesting small projects.
  - dang 6y ago
    And https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew, which is much less well known. It's linked from https://news.ycombinator.com/show https://news.ycombinator.com/show at the top.
    - nabaraz 6y ago
      This is great. Is there a new for Ask HN and Tell HN as well?
      - dang 6y ago
        Nope, it's on the list to add that. Ask and Tell are the same though, so this would just be /asknew.
Apocryphon 6y ago
Maybe adding more filters at the top is useful, but one of HN's strengths is how flat it is. If it was divided into a ton of subforums it would lead to some core boards receiving the majority of traffic while other ones becoming isolated satellites.