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I think if it were me, I would not reveal more than is already on the public record. I would wonder how to do repetition (of the already public bits) well for a

I think if it were me, I would not reveal more than is already on the public record. I would wonder how to do repetition (of the already public bits) well for a smart crowd, knowing that smart people tend to loathe repetition. For example, I might contemplate translating the guidelines into a few major languages (emphasizing in an intro that the site is in English and the translated guidelines are only intended to ease the onboarding process for a global audience). I think a lot of people fail to grasp how multicultural HN is and that a lot of dust ups are rooted in cultural and language barriers.

eslaught 4y ago
I second not sharing anything that isn't already public. But there is this pattern where these discussions get hashed out either (a) when someone misbehaves and dang posts a reply to remind them about the guidelines or (b) like this, we have an impromptu comment thread on HN's mechanisms. In either case, the content gets buried pretty quickly and we're relying essentially on human memories to keep this institutional knowledge alive. I wonder if it would help to explicitly collate this information somewhere. Think, something parallel to the guidelines. But the guidelines answer the question, "how should I behave on HN?" whereas this would be answering "how is HN run?" (Or perhaps, how is it not run.) It's a half-baked thought, so don't take it too seriously, but I figured I'd mention it.
- noobermin 4y ago
  There once was a "undocumented features of hacker news" which was on github when "awesome" lists on github were the gimmick a few years back. I do not recall the link or name now.
  - dang 4y ago
    Here you go. I usually email Max when I notice something missing from his list. A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 - Oct 2022 (68 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 - Feb 2022 (64 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 - April 2021 (255 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 - June 2020 (266 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 - June 2019 (25 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 - Feb 2019 (183 comments) Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 - Feb 2018 (391 comments)

eslaught 4y ago

I second not sharing anything that isn't already public. But there is this pattern where these discussions get hashed out either (a) when someone misbehaves and dang posts a reply to remind them about the guidelines or (b) like this, we have an impromptu comment thread on HN's mechanisms. In either case, the content gets buried pretty quickly and we're relying essentially on human memories to keep this institutional knowledge alive. I wonder if it would help to explicitly collate this information somewhere. Think, something parallel to the guidelines. But the guidelines answer the question, "how should I behave on HN?" whereas this would be answering "how is HN run?" (Or perhaps, how is it not run.) It's a half-baked thought, so don't take it too seriously, but I figured I'd mention it.

noobermin 4y ago
There once was a "undocumented features of hacker news" which was on github when "awesome" lists on github were the gimmick a few years back. I do not recall the link or name now.
- dang 4y ago
  Here you go. I usually email Max when I notice something missing from his list. A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076053 - Oct 2022 (68 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459276 - Feb 2022 (64 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26866482 - April 2021 (255 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23439437 - June 2020 (266 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20292361 - June 2019 (25 comments) A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19212822 - Feb 2019 (183 comments) Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 - Feb 2018 (391 comments)