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A better way of looking at it might be that comments became Reddit. Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but

A better way of looking at it might be that comments became Reddit. Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but maybe I’m jaded

daveoc64 2y ago
> Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Quixotica1 2y ago
  That is hilarious and makes my day, thanks! There is something that’s both humbling to know I am so unoriginal that I would think something so common it was included in the rules (which I obviously never read, my bad!) and flattering that I would converge on a thought that must be incredibly common after seeing behavior on here that would make me unprompted remember Reddit. I won’t mention it again and I’ll take the title of noob for having thought it :D have a great day and thanks for sharing! (I hope this all comes off as sincere because that’s my intention, I appreciate your replies!)
- thr0w 2y ago
  Having guidelines that start with "Please" in itself reeks of Redditism, not to mention random users acting as guideline enforcers.
nullindividual 2y ago
I agree, you may be jaded (beyond reviewing the HN Guidelines). If you read reddit, it's far, far more awful. The 'top' comments on nearly any posts are attempts at jokes. The post titles themselves often sound made up or attention seeking. Reposts of posts and comments are common place and bots flourish. HN is certainly not reddit in terms of user generated content. I've had a desire to post in the "AITAH" sub something to the effect of "AITAH for thinking your problems posted to AITAH are "no shit?!" or just plain made up?". There are plenty of exceptions if you go into the tightly focused topic subreddits, but as soon as it is a general community, like the above or even /r/seattle, it's difficult to read. On top of everything being black and white; one tiny maleficence (which may not be true, could be a video cut to appear that way, for example) and a thread is full of 'off with his head' posts.

A better way of looking at it might be that comments became Reddit. Sadly I just think this is what happens to anything good the larger the user base gets, but maybe I’m jaded

daveoc64 2y ago

> Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Quixotica1 2y ago
That is hilarious and makes my day, thanks! There is something that’s both humbling to know I am so unoriginal that I would think something so common it was included in the rules (which I obviously never read, my bad!) and flattering that I would converge on a thought that must be incredibly common after seeing behavior on here that would make me unprompted remember Reddit. I won’t mention it again and I’ll take the title of noob for having thought it :D have a great day and thanks for sharing! (I hope this all comes off as sincere because that’s my intention, I appreciate your replies!)
thr0w 2y ago
Having guidelines that start with "Please" in itself reeks of Redditism, not to mention random users acting as guideline enforcers.

nullindividual 2y ago

I agree, you may be jaded (beyond reviewing the HN Guidelines). If you read reddit, it's far, far more awful. The 'top' comments on nearly any posts are attempts at jokes. The post titles themselves often sound made up or attention seeking. Reposts of posts and comments are common place and bots flourish. HN is certainly not reddit in terms of user generated content. I've had a desire to post in the "AITAH" sub something to the effect of "AITAH for thinking your problems posted to AITAH are "no shit?!" or just plain made up?". There are plenty of exceptions if you go into the tightly focused topic subreddits, but as soon as it is a general community, like the above or even /r/seattle, it's difficult to read. On top of everything being black and white; one tiny maleficence (which may not be true, could be a video cut to appear that way, for example) and a thread is full of 'off with his head' posts.