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>> "Do we have any examples of large Internet communities with unilateral good discussion?" I don't mean to belabor the obvious here, but do you consider HN a
by avn2109 12y ago
>> "Do we have any examples of large Internet communities with unilateral good discussion?"
I don't mean to belabor the obvious here, but do you consider HN a "large Internet community?"
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- dang 12y agoHN has never been purely tech-focused. You're right, of course, that it's a lot smaller than Reddit.
- JeremyMorgan 12y agoMostly because HN doesn't have a /showerthoughts
- mkehrt 12y agoHN is (only somewhat, but definitely somewhat, justly) famous for its sexism, hivemindedness and wacky politics. So, uh, what's your point?
- B-Con 12y ago> I don't mean to belabor the obvious here, but do you consider HN a "large Internet community?" No. I'm talking about the largest 30 or so Internet communities.
- ufmace 12y agoI don't consider it to be large. The (intentionally) mostly poor design and SEO helps with that. I think that's a good thing - really helps keep discussions mostly on-target and interesting, and promote the high-value content over the jokes. Though I do think the place can be a bit humorless and pedantic at times...