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If that were really their goal, theoretically they could be. For instance, this forum has features, like invisible vote counts, and exponential cool-down perio
by skohan 4y ago
If that were really their goal, theoretically they could be. For instance, this forum has features, like invisible vote counts, and exponential cool-down periods which encourage healthy conversations.
Whether that is compatible with their business goals is another question.
- jupp0r 4y agoThis forum also has an educated crowd of nerds at the heart of its community. Twitter used to have that too and was a much more civil but also less interesting space when I joined in 2008.
- davidw 4y agoHN is civil because of moderation, not because of the community.
- gopher_space 4y agoThe moderation on HN helps retain civil community members as well. I've been thinking about moderation as a chicken-or-egg situation but maybe it's more of an equilibrium issue. I should go over my old slashdot comments and see if I remember what pushed me out.
- cmh89 4y agoAre you the davidw from reddit? Do you ever go on /r/portland? It's moderated to the max yet its still neither civil or engaging. Moderation matters but I think HN does a lot better due to the features that promote well thought out posts and don't really allow trolls to get much traction.