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So I'm guessing it's the one about an iPhone app?

iuguy 14y ago
Yeah, but if you look at his submissions, comments and account lifespan you can see he has no interest in taking part in the community, only pimping his app.
- shantanubala 14y ago
  He could have been reading HN without necessarily having the confidence to post something until he had something he felt he could contribute (i.e. an app he built). Obviously we can't read his mind, but I wouldn't mind giving him the benefit of my doubt.
  - iuguy 14y ago
    So in other words you're saying that he might have no interest in participating in the community, only pimping his app?
    - chris_wot 14y ago
      The "community" at HN is made up of those create thing, those who read articles and those who write comments. In fact it's a mix of the three. Clearly he knows about HN. Possibly he was lurking. Maybe he's not sure or is not confident enough to comment often. What he has done is created an app and a few interesting blog posts. As far as I'm concerned, that is what HN is all about!
      - fatalerrorx3 14y ago
        I would say that an even larger part of the HN community is lurkers. Those that read the articles, comments and upvote, but don't actively participate in discussions. I've been lurking on HN for 4+ years, and I rarely ever contributed comments, mostly just read articles and read the comments to see others opinions. Don't think this is true? Take a look at how many comments are left on articles on the front page, then if you were lucky enough to reach the front page of HN, take a look at your analytics software. You'll see something like 20k visits in a short period of time, there's no where near that number of comments. Most people passively participate in this community.
- marcloney 14y ago
  I know quite a few people who find HN to be a great source of news but don't feel like they meet the 'community standard' to submit a comment.
- mnicole 14y ago
  Who cares? We need more original, inspiring content than the same "Why I'll never use _________ again!" crap.

iuguy 14y ago

Yeah, but if you look at his submissions, comments and account lifespan you can see he has no interest in taking part in the community, only pimping his app.

shantanubala 14y ago
He could have been reading HN without necessarily having the confidence to post something until he had something he felt he could contribute (i.e. an app he built). Obviously we can't read his mind, but I wouldn't mind giving him the benefit of my doubt.
- iuguy 14y ago
  So in other words you're saying that he might have no interest in participating in the community, only pimping his app?
  - chris_wot 14y ago
    The "community" at HN is made up of those create thing, those who read articles and those who write comments. In fact it's a mix of the three. Clearly he knows about HN. Possibly he was lurking. Maybe he's not sure or is not confident enough to comment often. What he has done is created an app and a few interesting blog posts. As far as I'm concerned, that is what HN is all about!
    - fatalerrorx3 14y ago
      I would say that an even larger part of the HN community is lurkers. Those that read the articles, comments and upvote, but don't actively participate in discussions. I've been lurking on HN for 4+ years, and I rarely ever contributed comments, mostly just read articles and read the comments to see others opinions. Don't think this is true? Take a look at how many comments are left on articles on the front page, then if you were lucky enough to reach the front page of HN, take a look at your analytics software. You'll see something like 20k visits in a short period of time, there's no where near that number of comments. Most people passively participate in this community.
marcloney 14y ago
I know quite a few people who find HN to be a great source of news but don't feel like they meet the 'community standard' to submit a comment.
mnicole 14y ago
Who cares? We need more original, inspiring content than the same "Why I'll never use _________ again!" crap.