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Show HN: The unofficial HN discord just hit 50 members
This server started a few weeks ago via some HN comments.
It's very unofficial!
There'll probably be some negative comments about discord. I know that many people dislike discord. (Side note: I hope more founders build discord alternatives)
If you're active on discord and would like a HN channel, feel free to join.
The server has the same guidelines as HN:
> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
Intentions for the server:
More of the Ask HN and Show HN discussion type content, including early feedback before show HN posts. Less intimidating to join the convo.
- smoldesu 3y ago> (Side note: I hope more founders build discord alternatives) Something like Matrix or OMEMO? I feel like if a founder made a Discord alternative, they would end up falling into the same traps the original Discord founders did.
- tikkun 3y agoNo I mean more end-consumer oriented ones. You're probably right, though I still think it'd be nice to see more competition (plus, more competition tends to make companies behave better, because they know users have compelling alternatives).
- smoldesu 3y agoI'm mostly surprised you don't see IRC and Matrix as competition. On this site of all places, there are probably more people avoiding Discord than there are avoiding alternatives. You do you, though. I'm just not one to put my faith in the free market.