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I'm solidly in the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' camp on that one.
by jcims 5y ago
I'm solidly in the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' camp on that one.
- ryandvm 5y agoI'm solidly in the "Hacker News is the Craigslist of web forums" camp. It may not be broke, but there is a lot of room for improvement...
- leetcrew 5y agoI actually love the design of Craigslist. it works well enough for you to find what you're looking for (if it exists), but it does not invite you to linger afterwards.
- jcims 5y agoI have to be honest, the 'craigslist of web forums' is the entire appeal for me. It's simple, fast, low clutter and in my opinion benefits from great moderation and a general involvement from the community to avoid treating it like a gutter. I could be suffering from limited imagination, but I'm not really seeing major opportunities for improvement. Change? Yes, for sure, lots of ways to change the site but I don't know how they would result in an outcome of improved community or experience.
- footlose_3815 5y ago[flagged]
- _hyn3 5y agoPlease don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- footlose_3815 5y agoI never said that. I said exiled disinformation breathers are polluting HN because they were systematically exiled everywhere else for their dangerous views.
- sillysaurusx 5y agoIsn't it interesting in threads like these that no one ever seems to link to specific examples of their claims? The commenter may not have quoted you the right rule, but their heart was in the right place. This thread is about building an HN clone, but you've taken it political. You'll need to not want to do that if you want to continue participating on HN. Otherwise it's a matter of time.
- jcims 5y agoYou kind of did though. The website itself hasn't materially changed, so 'HN turning into Reddit' conversation isn't about the features of the application we're using here. It's always about some migration of 'undesirables' into the community. To be honest, I find your foamy characterizations of the folks you're describing fairly toxic as well.
- bloopernova 5y agoFully agreed. I've noticed so many political bait comments in the past year or so, and loads of weasel-worded antivax misinformation. Some comments also seem to be trying to push subtle anti-science and anti-left stances, whereas before mostly people just stuck to the technical side of things. As per usual, the all-trite ruins everything they touch.