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To some degree, Reddit has addressed the problem of a large online community by subdividing itself and allowing each division to moderate itself (to some degree

To some degree, Reddit has addressed the problem of a large online community by subdividing itself and allowing each division to moderate itself (to some degree). However, what might be more interesting is an automated subdivision of users. For example, even if HN has hundreds of thousands of users, philosophic-types would only see links and comments from other philosophic-types. Trolls would get lumped with trolls. With a significant percentage of outside-your-demographic to keep things lively as well as gather further data about what kind of community a user truly enjoys engaging with. Especially important is identifying constructive conflict — the type of person you enjoy disagreeing with (if not in the moment, at least afterward). So basically, instead of subdividing by interesting-content-type, subdivide by healthy-community-type. This might solve the problem of when communities get too large, without creating a lifeless echo-chamber of endless up-votes.

mentos 6y ago
What about HN experimenting with tabs in the comments so if you want to have a more philosophical discussion click on the ‘Philosophy’ tab or if not maybe the ‘Technical’ discussion is more your speed. I could even see supporting an ‘Offtopic’ tab as a place where you can share ideas inspired by the post that are not exactly relevant but could spark inspiration in others. It would allow posts with hundreds of comments to be a bit more organized?
LockAndLol 6y ago
Google is already showing different results per country and region creating bubbles of thought. News networks filter out information they think most people aren't interested in or (even worse) things they don't want people to know. Youtube messed up somewhere and after only a few clicks you're back in the "popular" video hell. You're suggesting echo-chambers. I don't think that's a good idea. How are you supposed to see a different viewpoint if all you do is talk to like-minded folks?

mentos 6y ago

What about HN experimenting with tabs in the comments so if you want to have a more philosophical discussion click on the ‘Philosophy’ tab or if not maybe the ‘Technical’ discussion is more your speed. I could even see supporting an ‘Offtopic’ tab as a place where you can share ideas inspired by the post that are not exactly relevant but could spark inspiration in others. It would allow posts with hundreds of comments to be a bit more organized?

LockAndLol 6y ago

Google is already showing different results per country and region creating bubbles of thought. News networks filter out information they think most people aren't interested in or (even worse) things they don't want people to know. Youtube messed up somewhere and after only a few clicks you're back in the "popular" video hell. You're suggesting echo-chambers. I don't think that's a good idea. How are you supposed to see a different viewpoint if all you do is talk to like-minded folks?