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Ugh. These meta-HN topics about the "quality" of the discussion come up every six months or so, even dating all the way back to the beginning. Cut it out alread
by brymaster 13y ago
Ugh. These meta-HN topics about the "quality" of the discussion come up every six months or so, even dating all the way back to the beginning. Cut it out already.
> Poll: How do you feel about making HN invite only? (5 years ago)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=373789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=373789
> Ask HN: Is it just me, or are HN comments becoming more and more negative? (4 years ago)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926604 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926604
> Why people complain about the quality of Hacker News (4 years ago)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=777813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=777813
> Ask HN: (Yet Another) HN Comment Quality Going Down? (3 years ago)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1198041 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1198041
> Hacker News Needs Honeypots (2 years ago)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166209
Edit: The moderation on this site is as iron-fisted as ever. The problem here is perception.
- pavedwalden 13y agoJust because something gets talked about a lot doesn't mean it's not worth trying to find a solution.
- brymaster 13y agoJust because something gets talked about a lot doesn't mean there's a real issue. The problem is with perception and it's not the reality. Looking forward to a dataset to show me otherwise. One that clearly defines the subjective nature of "quality" and "degradation" of comments.