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I'd just like to say that I don't like the idea of limiting people just because of low karma or whatever. A lot of people do get downvoted just for having ideas

by zxcvcxz 12y ago

I'd just like to say that I don't like the idea of limiting people just because of low karma or whatever. A lot of people do get downvoted just for having ideas that don't "go with the group" even though they're well thought out.

solve 12y ago
Hacker News is the most poorly maintained forum I've ever seen. Too bad the original creator left and the new maintainers can't make any significant improvements. Just empty promises from the guys who took over, who have no real authority to make any major changes. Too bad.
- jnbiche 12y ago
  Huh? I routinely read people here writing that HN has the highest quality discussions of any active online fora. I happen to agree. Also, HN has dramatically increased in quality over the past 6-10 months. It's been very noticeable for someone who's been here for 4 years. Can HN be an echo chamber? Yes, at times. But much less than other online fora that I've participated in (most Reddits are 1000x worse, for example) Does the site design itself leave a bit to be desired? Maybe, but I've grown quite fond of it. And what exactly "empty promises" are you talking about?
  - freehunter 12y ago
    I didn't read the post as a criticism of the community but rather a criticism of the technical workings of the site. Which is correct, HN is lacking a lot of things that make even the most basic modern forums more user friendly. The site performs poorly on mobile, you can't collapse comment threads, the reply button disappears sometimes unless you click "link", etc.
- thaumaturgy 12y ago
  I've had a registered account here for just shy of 7 years now, and you're not giving the current moderation team nearly enough credit. dang and company have resolved a lot of long-standing user complaints, they are proactive on policing the site, and they are generally exceedingly fair and even-handed. dang specifically has the patience of a saint.
yafujifide 12y ago
Turns out I wasn't rate limited - I wasn't seeing the "reply" button because of a completely different mechanism on HN that makes the reply button not appear for some comments that may be involved in a flaming or something.

by zxcvcxz 12y ago

solve 12y ago

Hacker News is the most poorly maintained forum I've ever seen. Too bad the original creator left and the new maintainers can't make any significant improvements. Just empty promises from the guys who took over, who have no real authority to make any major changes. Too bad.

jnbiche 12y ago
Huh? I routinely read people here writing that HN has the highest quality discussions of any active online fora. I happen to agree. Also, HN has dramatically increased in quality over the past 6-10 months. It's been very noticeable for someone who's been here for 4 years. Can HN be an echo chamber? Yes, at times. But much less than other online fora that I've participated in (most Reddits are 1000x worse, for example) Does the site design itself leave a bit to be desired? Maybe, but I've grown quite fond of it. And what exactly "empty promises" are you talking about?
- freehunter 12y ago
  I didn't read the post as a criticism of the community but rather a criticism of the technical workings of the site. Which is correct, HN is lacking a lot of things that make even the most basic modern forums more user friendly. The site performs poorly on mobile, you can't collapse comment threads, the reply button disappears sometimes unless you click "link", etc.
thaumaturgy 12y ago
I've had a registered account here for just shy of 7 years now, and you're not giving the current moderation team nearly enough credit. dang and company have resolved a lot of long-standing user complaints, they are proactive on policing the site, and they are generally exceedingly fair and even-handed. dang specifically has the patience of a saint.

yafujifide 12y ago

Turns out I wasn't rate limited - I wasn't seeing the "reply" button because of a completely different mechanism on HN that makes the reply button not appear for some comments that may be involved in a flaming or something.