I've been on HN as a lurker since 2014, and am still surprised by how few people in hacker communities I am a part of are aware of the its existence. I think pa

I've been on HN as a lurker since 2014, and am still surprised by how few people in hacker communities I am a part of are aware of the its existence. I think part of what makes the site great is the small size and structured nature of it, allowing regulars to promote its values and prevent the discussion from diluting with bad comments. There's even a 'classic' version of Hacker News where the front-page consists solely of posts upvoted by accounts created before February 2008: https://news.ycombinator.com/classic https://news.ycombinator.com/classic