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MetaFilter also works this way. Self-policing is a big part of the community [1][2]. There is a even a whole section of the site devoted to discussing internal
by bd 18y ago
MetaFilter also works this way. Self-policing is a big part of the community [1][2].
There is a even a whole section of the site devoted to discussing internal stuff (called appropriately MetaTalk [3]).
Sometimes I miss something like this on HN - a separate space for meta stuff.
BTW MetaFilter is the only other online community I'm aware of that has quality on the level of HN (despite being even larger - over 56,000 registered people).
[1] http://mssv.net/wiki.cgi?SelfPolicing http://mssv.net/wiki.cgi?SelfPolicing
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaFilter#Moderation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaFilter#Moderation
[3] http://metatalk.metafilter.com http://metatalk.metafilter.com
- jballanc 18y agoActually, I kind of like that HN is self-meta (i.e. the ability to ask questions as well as post links). There were a few good discussions about how to make a good post a while back: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=419539 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=419539
- DTrejo 18y agoI think his point was that meta does not have its own section, and that because of this some meta comments are voted down (despite validity, good points, etc).
- maximilian 18y agoMetafilter seems pretty cool, but it could desperately use some formatting to help its readability. Basically copy the HN/reddit styling to differentiate posts and comments from each other.
- bonaldi 18y agoMost Metafilter commenters would strongly disagree, and do when the subject arises. Threading is especially frowned upon.