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The last of which says: Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.

• gjsman-1000 4y ago
  If I was joining Hacker News today and saw that in the guidelines, I would actually immediately laugh my head off and leave. It's a stupid argument - we're not, and don't talk about it, because we say we aren't, regardless to whether we are. Edit: I know, that it is a semi-noob illusion as he says and people have said it for years. I've been here for years and actually feel an increasing decline (and I don't think I am alone - this is like the second time this question has been asked in a week) - but the argument is used to shut down conversation regarding HN's decline rather than just keep newcomers in check.
  • xeromal 4y ago
    Doesn't mean it ain't true. I've been on HN since about 2013 and people have been claiming its reddit since I joined.
  • Sebb767 4y ago
    Also, see this comment from 2009: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=607789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=607789 I think we can pretty safely say that 13 years in, the transformation hasn't finished yet. So it's totally okay to discuss this (as clearly shown by this thread being on the front page), but if you want to make that argument, you should probably have more data points than a gut feeling.
    • thrill 4y ago
      And yet it's flagged.