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Avert your eyes.

• sixtofour 15y ago
  Maybe that was too blunt. I've watched these kinds of complaints and calls for correction/improvement/action for some time. I come to HN late to the party, so I don't miss the old days as much as the first residents. In fact I'm probably one of the people ruining the party, for some of the longer residents. I come to HN every day, because HN is the most interesting site on the web. I suspect that the earlier residents still come to HN daily or with some regularity, for similar reasons. While I understand the dismay that earlier residents might have in reaction to the changes, these changes are all but inevitable as a more diverse crowd comes in. This is compounded by HN's relatively poor interface, especially in relation to the current complaint. I don't mean to put words in pg's mouth. I doubt that there's much real incentive for pg to address all the mechanical issues in HN. He has many other interests, and he probably does well to attend to those before this. Given the realistic improbability of large interface changes, the only thing left is to restrict membership to invite only. Otherwise you'll experience a slow retreat (as you are) from posts that longer residents like, as HN's low but strong buzz spreads. Since mechanical and membership (I'm guessing) changes are unlikely, the most practical thing for any individual is to not worry about it.