>What's the difference between hn and a facebook group? - creating a discussion forum like HN -- whether via PG's custom Lisp programming or installing/hosting

>What's the difference between hn and a facebook group? - creating a discussion forum like HN -- whether via PG's custom Lisp programming or installing/hosting software like PhpBB/Vbulletin is way more difficult for non-techie users. Compare that to the easy steps of creating a new Facebook group.[1] - HN is a mixture of real names, pseudonymous, and anonymous identities. Facebook is mostly real names. - HN has no integrated calendar of related events, no rich media like photos and videos, no realtime chat with group members. Facebook groups can include that. Yes, HN demographic hates all that distracting "noise" but Facebook demographic does not. [1] https://www.facebook.com/help/167970719931213 https://www.facebook.com/help/167970719931213