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The content of lobste.rs is pretty good but I found the overall mentality pretty elitist to say the least. I spent a few weeks in their IRC channel but after a
by hnarn 5y ago
The content of lobste.rs is pretty good but I found the overall mentality pretty elitist to say the least. I spent a few weeks in their IRC channel but after a while I just left without an invite because I felt that it wasn’t really a group of people that I wanted to be a part of. This is obviously a subjective opinion but it’s not a feeling I often get when approaching online communities, so for me it was remarkable.
- dijit 5y agoThe thing about invites is that you're culpable for the people you invite. The way I believe it goes is that moderation tools are a bit weak and the admins are time limited, so if someone you invite does something a bit.. silly.. then it becomes a mark against you. If another person you invite does something drastic: then you're probably going to be banned. Thus: the culture becomes pretty insular. It has pro's and cons, but I can understand why people would assume it's elitist. I only got an invite because I know someone with an account there that would vouch for me. I'd be open to vouch for you but for obvious reasons I don't give out invitations to just anybody.
- hnarn 5y agoI appreciate the sentiment, but as I alluded to in my comment the reason I gave up wasn’t really the invite system, at least not primarily. Observing some of the discussions that were held on IRC I just didn’t like the vibe. I wish I could be more specific but unfortunately too much time has passed for me to have any concrete examples.