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So does this apply to HN as well?

• vitaflo 5y ago
  It says right in the article it applies to HN.
  • thomassmith65 5y ago
    Yes, right under the first sub-header: What Do I Mean With Web-Based Forums Here? In this article, I'm using the term "web-based forums" as an umbrella term for closed, centralized services like Reddit, *Hacker News*, Slashdot, Facebook, or any other web-based forum where you are able to add comments, articles, and so forth in most cases only after creating an account.
• xeeeeeeeeeeenu 5y ago
  Not everything. Unlike reddit or Facebook, HN definitely is archivable. It's plain HTML and its robots.txt doesn't block crawlers.
• winternett 5y ago
  HN allows us all to link to our own sites, and so far I think that that's a saving grace for credibility... Although mysteriously, many very strong conversations don't make it into the cue of awareness, so that is something that could use a bit of work. Overall, I think throughout the years HN has been a quite reliable site for news and interesting topics from people who think for me... Much better than most subreddits I'm subbed to. I wish they would have scaled it into other sub-topics other than IT like my primary industry (music making)... But then it would probably just turn into another reddit as well. Also, some of the features like saving threads, and a quicker way to view profile posts, and a solid native search method would do wonders.