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Translation: nobody wanted to buy it, so we took it off the market. Granted, it's been about a year since I last used Digg, but it had really turned into a ces

by brk 18y ago

Translation: nobody wanted to buy it, so we took it off the market. Granted, it's been about a year since I last used Digg, but it had really turned into a cesspool of stupid/useless/gamed links. Digg, Reddit, etc. all seem to have passed the apex of their value curves.

kn0thing 18y ago
Maybe reddit has, but have you seen http://thecutelist.com http://thecutelist.com ?
pgebhard 18y ago
So true about those other sites. I'm so happy to have found HN, and I no longer even remember how it happened.
- jonursenbach 18y ago
  It'll eventually happen to HN like it has with every other social news site out there.
  - allenbrunson 18y ago
    i don't think so. those other sites are motivated by maximum users and pageviews. the management around these parts are motivated by quality and high signal-to-noise, and actively discourage trolls and discord.
  - icey 18y ago
    With respect, you've been here for 2 months. I think it's a bit premature of you to predict the demise of YC.
    - dmix 18y ago
      Yeah, our niche will out last those other niche(s)! But seriously, Digg had a chasm to cross, I don't think HN can go mainstream.
      - icey 18y ago
        Well, the goal of this site is not to grow large, it is to be useful (as per PG). Digg and reddit are companies before all else; their goal is to grow as large as possible. Artima hasn't "gone digg", I don't see why this site has to.
        jonursenbach 18y ago
        Artima doesn't look to be a social news site.
    - jonursenbach 18y ago
      With respect, you're an ass. Just because I've had a registered account does not mean at all that I've only been on the site for 2 months.
      - icey 18y ago
        I guess when the user base starts resorting to childish name-calling, the end probably is near.
        jonursenbach 18y ago
        How big of you.
        pg 18y ago
        Will you please stop wasting space with these silly arguments?
ericb 18y ago
"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."
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by brk 18y ago

kn0thing 18y ago

Maybe reddit has, but have you seen http://thecutelist.com http://thecutelist.com ?

pgebhard 18y ago

So true about those other sites. I'm so happy to have found HN, and I no longer even remember how it happened.

jonursenbach 18y ago
It'll eventually happen to HN like it has with every other social news site out there.
- allenbrunson 18y ago
  i don't think so. those other sites are motivated by maximum users and pageviews. the management around these parts are motivated by quality and high signal-to-noise, and actively discourage trolls and discord.
- icey 18y ago
  With respect, you've been here for 2 months. I think it's a bit premature of you to predict the demise of YC.
  - dmix 18y ago
    Yeah, our niche will out last those other niche(s)! But seriously, Digg had a chasm to cross, I don't think HN can go mainstream.
    - icey 18y ago
      Well, the goal of this site is not to grow large, it is to be useful (as per PG). Digg and reddit are companies before all else; their goal is to grow as large as possible. Artima hasn't "gone digg", I don't see why this site has to.
      - jonursenbach 18y ago
        Artima doesn't look to be a social news site.
  - jonursenbach 18y ago
    With respect, you're an ass. Just because I've had a registered account does not mean at all that I've only been on the site for 2 months.
    - icey 18y ago
      I guess when the user base starts resorting to childish name-calling, the end probably is near.
      - jonursenbach 18y ago
        How big of you.
        pg 18y ago
        Will you please stop wasting space with these silly arguments?

ericb 18y ago

"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."

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