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Ask HN: Is HN elitist by nature/design?
Based on the guidelines mentioned for use, it seems that HN is only welcoming to people that possess certain 'perceived' knowledge (or are able to construct really brilliant technical questions related mostly to the electrical/electronics, math/science fields (with programming being a subset).
So instead of calling it anything else, is HN simply elitist by design?
PS. If I say, only valid/intelligent responses welcome, does that in turn make my question elitist?
- zwieback 13y agoI would say no. In common usage an elite includes only a very small group but saying "please no beginner questions" _excludes_ a small group. Well, maybe a fairly large group but you get the idea.
- bdfh42 13y agoSpecialist - by design. There are a great many alternatives that are more general if that is what you seek but you should not confuse a particular focus with elitism.