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What has caused the spike in new users?

by rw 18y ago

tsetse-fly 18y ago
I think it may be related to acangiano's "Let's all grow up" post. He mentioned Hacker News and it seemed to be a popular submission, particularly on reddit. A few curious trolls probably wandered over and created new accounts. Of course, that's not Antonio's fault. I liked his post. :) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=455474 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=455474 http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7tbpl/lets_all_grow_up/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7tbpl/lets_all_...
- michaelneale 18y ago
  well if its just a few.. that is ok ;)
  - SapphireSun 18y ago
    I'm not so sure about that. A single troll can do a lot of damage. A single person can acquire scripting software ( like the Arrington username ), abuse the page formatting on every page, and destroy the balance of conversation by pissing people off. It takes the ethos of the entire community to keep this all in check. Some trolls might assimilate, but a determined person would be hard to deal with.
    - allenbrunson 18y ago
      yes, one troll can do a lot of damage. but trolls around here never get the chance, because their accounts are killed swiftly. the editors on this site are much more aggressive about curbing bad behavior than anywhere else i've ever seen.
pg 18y ago
I don't know (the web server doesn't keep track of referring urls), but it started on thursday.
- siong1987 18y ago
  Because Michael Arrington mentioned YC News in Techcrunch??? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/04/2009-products-i-cant-live-without/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/04/2009-products-i-cant-li...
  - paulgb 18y ago
    Hacker News is another Digg-like news site that focuses on tech that I visit daily as well. Not only mentioned, but likened to Digg. People may have been expecting that what passes on Digg would pass here.
    - SapphireSun 18y ago
      The post was on January 4th though. I wonder whether it's a chaotic system effect.
- breck 18y ago
  the web server doesn't keep track of referring urls that makes the bloodsucking capitalist in me cringe. ;)
baddox 18y ago
Leo Laporte also mentioned this site on TWiT I believe. I was already a member, but perhaps this drove some people this way.
- whatusername 18y ago
  http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte/status/1164672251 http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte/status/1164672251
  - TrevorJ 18y ago
    Don't these guys know how to keep a good secret?
    - olefoo 18y ago
      'tis the message of the medium, nothing on the internet is secret to anyone on the internet.
critic 18y ago
Layoffs?
- zacharydanger 18y ago
  That's actually why I started posting here.

What has caused the spike in new users?

by rw 18y ago

What has caused the spike in new users?

I think it may be related to acangiano's "Let's all grow up" post. He mentioned Hacker News and it seemed to be a popular submission, particularly on reddit. A few curious trolls probably wandered over and created new accounts. Of course, that's not Antonio's fault. I liked his post. :) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=455474 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=455474 http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7tbpl/lets_all_grow_up/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7tbpl/lets_all_...

michaelneale 18y ago
well if its just a few.. that is ok ;)
- SapphireSun 18y ago
  I'm not so sure about that. A single troll can do a lot of damage. A single person can acquire scripting software ( like the Arrington username ), abuse the page formatting on every page, and destroy the balance of conversation by pissing people off. It takes the ethos of the entire community to keep this all in check. Some trolls might assimilate, but a determined person would be hard to deal with.
  - allenbrunson 18y ago
    yes, one troll can do a lot of damage. but trolls around here never get the chance, because their accounts are killed swiftly. the editors on this site are much more aggressive about curbing bad behavior than anywhere else i've ever seen.

pg 18y ago

I don't know (the web server doesn't keep track of referring urls), but it started on thursday.

siong1987 18y ago
Because Michael Arrington mentioned YC News in Techcrunch??? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/04/2009-products-i-cant-live-without/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/04/2009-products-i-cant-li...
- paulgb 18y ago
  Hacker News is another Digg-like news site that focuses on tech that I visit daily as well. Not only mentioned, but likened to Digg. People may have been expecting that what passes on Digg would pass here.
  - SapphireSun 18y ago
    The post was on January 4th though. I wonder whether it's a chaotic system effect.
breck 18y ago
the web server doesn't keep track of referring urls that makes the bloodsucking capitalist in me cringe. ;)

baddox 18y ago

Leo Laporte also mentioned this site on TWiT I believe. I was already a member, but perhaps this drove some people this way.

whatusername 18y ago
http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte/status/1164672251 http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte/status/1164672251
- TrevorJ 18y ago
  Don't these guys know how to keep a good secret?
  - olefoo 18y ago
    'tis the message of the medium, nothing on the internet is secret to anyone on the internet.

critic 18y ago

Layoffs?

zacharydanger 18y ago
That's actually why I started posting here.