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https://lobste.rs https://lobste.rs
by padolsey 2y ago
https://lobste.rs https://lobste.rs
- lproven 2y agoA better HN than HN in some ways. Much better S:N ratio, less groupthink. But, much much quieter, and irksome posting restrictions.
- byyll 2y agoYou needed an invite last I checked which explains the quietness part.
- lproven 2y agoYou still do. 2 different people invited me, which is why I thought it worth a look. But a lot of sites started like that, even Gmail.
- hosteur 2y agoYou do need an invite. I see this as a feature - not a bug. It massively cuts down on spam. And also makes removing spammers much easier due to the fact that it is not just invite only - it also has a public invite tree. So a spammer cannot just make 100s invites for sock puppets. They are trivially eliminated as well.
- byyll 2y agoI don't have anything against it. It's just one of the reasons for being quieter.