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Given the number of HN users, that may work now but invite-only communities really only reenforce a community. It's difficult for outsiders to get in. One such
by ancarda 13y ago
Given the number of HN users, that may work now but invite-only communities really only reenforce a community. It's difficult for outsiders to get in.
One such example is https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ -- An invite-only version of HN. It currently suffers from not having enough discourse. One reason may be the small community size.
- tessierashpool 13y agoI think the lack of discourse is considered a feature by the lobste.rs community, as the easiest way to keep its signal/noise ratio high.
- dhughes 13y ago> from not having enough discourse. Actually that is my point, I was being facetious.