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> HN is a rare place on the web That's because HN hasn't suffered from an Eternal September[0] yet. Although I did notice an uptick in submissions and comments
by legrande 5y ago
> HN is a rare place on the web
That's because HN hasn't suffered from an Eternal September[0] yet. Although I did notice an uptick in submissions and comments during the pandemic, which on the whole was healthy, but sometimes not, as the discussions got a little polluted by the 'I'm now working from home now' crowd.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
- SilasX 5y agoI think that’s because they don’t update the site to be pretty or in line with hip new UI trends. That scares off anyone who both a) needs sites to look like that, and b) can’t correct the UI on their end.
- Mountain_Skies 5y agoMinimizing the importance of internet points also helps. No one sees your "points" except you. Graying of messages is sometimes abused, as is flagging, but it's far less than on sites like Reddit where it's the unofficial pastime.