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I looked into mini sub reddits because my brother said the same thing. But for something like say, finance, there is all kinds of interesting information out th

by wallawe 15y ago

I looked into mini sub reddits because my brother said the same thing. But for something like say, finance, there is all kinds of interesting information out there that could be more concisely presented with a HN type of setup. Sub reddits really don't do each topic justice and as you know dont carry the level of discourse that HN does.

mooism2 15y ago
Sorry, I don't see how information could be better presented through a HN type of setup than through a subreddit: a subreddit is a HN type of setup. What differences do you see between HN and subreddits that mean information can be more concisely presented on HN? (I note your other point about the standard of the communities on HN -v- Reddit being different, but I have no opinion on the level of discourse on subreddits that would be off-topic on HN.)
- wallawe 15y ago
  I've been using finance as an example. Here is subreddits finance page: http://www.reddit.com/r/finance http://www.reddit.com/r/finance. As we have both agreed, you can tell immediately the level of discourse and content quality are lower. In regards the information presented, concise might not have been the best word choice. I speculate that the user base for /r/finance are not the users you would attempt to attract with what I am suggesting. I think if you could bring out the wallstreet gurus, traders, entrepreneurs of all types, economists, etc. as regular users, the site would provide a unique and valuable experience.
  - mooism2 15y ago
    As we have both agreed, you can tell immediately the level of discourse and content quality are lower. No, we have not both agreed that.
  - chc 15y ago
    "Level of discourse" and "content quality" are almost purely functions of the community. This means that there is no "HN model" that can be easily replicated unless you have an army of Paul Graham clones somewhere that can attract a similar community.

by wallawe 15y ago

mooism2 15y ago

Sorry, I don't see how information could be better presented through a HN type of setup than through a subreddit: a subreddit is a HN type of setup. What differences do you see between HN and subreddits that mean information can be more concisely presented on HN? (I note your other point about the standard of the communities on HN -v- Reddit being different, but I have no opinion on the level of discourse on subreddits that would be off-topic on HN.)

wallawe 15y ago
I've been using finance as an example. Here is subreddits finance page: http://www.reddit.com/r/finance http://www.reddit.com/r/finance. As we have both agreed, you can tell immediately the level of discourse and content quality are lower. In regards the information presented, concise might not have been the best word choice. I speculate that the user base for /r/finance are not the users you would attempt to attract with what I am suggesting. I think if you could bring out the wallstreet gurus, traders, entrepreneurs of all types, economists, etc. as regular users, the site would provide a unique and valuable experience.
- mooism2 15y ago
  As we have both agreed, you can tell immediately the level of discourse and content quality are lower. No, we have not both agreed that.
- chc 15y ago
  "Level of discourse" and "content quality" are almost purely functions of the community. This means that there is no "HN model" that can be easily replicated unless you have an army of Paul Graham clones somewhere that can attract a similar community.