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This article is false. (Regardless of whether Quora will or will not grow.) Many of the arguments should have been tested against Facebook: elitism didn't slow

by kcl 14y ago

This article is false. (Regardless of whether Quora will or will not grow.) Many of the arguments should have been tested against Facebook: elitism didn't slow the spread of Facebook. In fact, it was likely a main driver of growth in the world's most popular website. It's not surprising Quora has been modeled after Facebook since Quora is made up of early Facebook alumni. Many of the rest of the arguments apply to discussion websites in general. If you consider Wikipedia, for instance, scaling doesn't seem to be a problem. Taking Wikipedia is a good idea, since, despite what's been said, Quora is or should be a direct competitor to Wikipedia. At a descriptive level, Quora isn't represented accurately. Judging from the slant of the article, it seems the author is reacting to a bad experience on the site.

desbest 14y ago
The difference between Quora and Facebook, is that me and my friends can upload photos of ourselves drunk and post wall posts of us swearing, and Facebook will be always a good product to the entire community despite this. With Quora, the community isn't tied down to who you are friends with. There are no friend requests. On Quora, everyone is technically your "friend". So with that said, it is not just enough to allow people to behave as bad as they want on Quora. If that happened, people would leave in disgust. If I was posting racist things on Facebook, only my friends would know and you would still be using Facebook regardless. On Quora it's not like that.
mikeryan 14y ago
Many of the arguments should have been tested against Facebook: elitism didn't slow the spread of Facebook Facebook wasn't elitist. It was exclusive. Its a pretty significant difference.
Noldorin 14y ago
A subjective article cannot be false, silly person. It is evidently well-research and supported by evidence; that's as much as one can ask. You may disagree with it's stance, but that's another point. Get over it.
- pbreit 14y ago
  I agree but I think I would have stated it more politely (even though the OP was a bit impolite). As you note, the article was obviously well-researched.

by kcl 14y ago

desbest 14y ago

The difference between Quora and Facebook, is that me and my friends can upload photos of ourselves drunk and post wall posts of us swearing, and Facebook will be always a good product to the entire community despite this. With Quora, the community isn't tied down to who you are friends with. There are no friend requests. On Quora, everyone is technically your "friend". So with that said, it is not just enough to allow people to behave as bad as they want on Quora. If that happened, people would leave in disgust. If I was posting racist things on Facebook, only my friends would know and you would still be using Facebook regardless. On Quora it's not like that.

mikeryan 14y ago

Many of the arguments should have been tested against Facebook: elitism didn't slow the spread of Facebook Facebook wasn't elitist. It was exclusive. Its a pretty significant difference.

Noldorin 14y ago

A subjective article cannot be false, silly person. It is evidently well-research and supported by evidence; that's as much as one can ask. You may disagree with it's stance, but that's another point. Get over it.

pbreit 14y ago
I agree but I think I would have stated it more politely (even though the OP was a bit impolite). As you note, the article was obviously well-researched.