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It's the price that's paid to have a site that encourages anonymity. You can't deny that there are benefits to said anonymity at the same time though.
by shock-value 11y ago
It's the price that's paid to have a site that encourages anonymity. You can't deny that there are benefits to said anonymity at the same time though.
- jordigh 11y agoI don't think so. I don't see this kind of behaviour widely upvoted in HN or in Lobsters, and we're no less anonymous here or there.
- chaostheory 11y agoWe're a much smaller community with a much smaller scope in topics as well. Reddit is another animal.
- mrec 11y agoHN is small and heavily weighted towards programming-related types. You don't see that kind of behaviour widely upvoted in the smaller programming-related subreddits either. I'm a heavy Reddit user who steers well clear of the default-sub cesspits, and I basically never see it.
- gohrt 11y agoHN moderation is design in a way that forces very slow growth, which controls the content of new posters/posts. You can't get to an X-million posting community with that style. FWIW, Slashdot comments sit between HN and Reddit. Also, HN intentionally avoids most controversial kinds of top-level post content that Reddit explicitly encourages in subreddits.
- jessedhillon 11y agoCould I ask you for an invitation to lobsters?