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I think large scale makes it impossible to be good. Small scale doesn't guarantee good. Reddit, slashdot, and a whole slew of others went through an HN-like ph
by woofie11 6y ago
I think large scale makes it impossible to be good. Small scale doesn't guarantee good.
Reddit, slashdot, and a whole slew of others went through an HN-like phase of high-quality discussions and content before turning into cesspools.
I think what makes HN unique is benevolent sponsorship. There isn't pressure to grow. It's recruiting for Y-Combinator, which eliminates most of the normal pressures.
- froseph 6y agoMy favorite article on the life cycle (growth & collapse) of online communities is “Attacked from Within”* from the old kuro5hin site. I’ve always been curious to how it’s suggested solutions to the moderation problem would turn out. * Archived here: http://atdt.freeshell.org/k5/story_2009_3_12_33338_3000.html http://atdt.freeshell.org/k5/story_2009_3_12_33338_3000.html
- dan-robertson 6y agoIt wasn’t so long ago (less than 10 years, perhaps more than 5) that HN was full of similarly bad comments