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Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#41

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The administrator of this website is a known fascist. I would seriously advise people do NOT even visit this website.

>I would seriously advise people do NOT even visit this website. Please elaborate why.

its the offsite of /r/subredditdrama

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#43

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>I would seriously advise people do NOT even visit this website. Please elaborate why.

its the offsite of /r/subredditdrama

I appreciate the response, but i have no idea what that means or entails.

Do you mean this as a nsfw warning?

I was more wondering about the advice to not visit the site because of the owner. I hold Daryl Davis in high regards and dont understand the notion of retreating into echo chambers.

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#45
Not exactly what you’re asking for, but here are a couple of traditional forums:

Pro audio: https://gearspace.com/

PC hardware: https://hardforum.com/

Audio hardware: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/

Everything Apple: https://forums.macrumors.com/

Home cinema: https://www.avsforum.com/

Blu-ray discs and movies: https://forum.blu-ray.com/

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#46
post #3

The almost same question from 7 hours ago, here you go https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37611708

Wow, I did not see this! Thanks!

A quick search first to read any of the numerous Ask HN:'s of similar topics would help.

or you need to follow an aggregator of top posts from the day on twitter or social whatever like betterHN etc so you see that this was already 100 upvotes in when you posted.

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

its the offsite of /r/subredditdrama

I appreciate the response, but i have no idea what that means or entails. Do you mean this as a nsfw warning? I was more wondering about the advice to not visit the site because of the owner. I hold Daryl Davis in high regards and dont understand the notion of retreating into echo chambers.

Check it out for yourself.

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

#49
post #21

HN is two things: 1) a link aggregator with a tech focus (but not exclusively tech). 2) a large, open community moderated to a high standard of civility. There are alternatives to #1, such as subject-specific subreddits, but they often to fail at being #2 once they reach a certain size. The only other site I’ve seen manage to sustain #2 (“civility at scale”) is… Wikipedia.

> 2) a large, open community moderated to a high standard of civility.

I tried quite a few sites when the reddit issues surfaced a few months ago.

tildes.net easily passes the civility test. Great place for respectful discussion, with the userbase protecting this aspect of the site (much like HN users).

Re: Ask HN: What are some communities like HN?

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post #26

Pouët ( https://pouet.net ) from the demoscene. Yes, it's programming, but at the intersection with art and retro culture.

Looks very interesting. Is there a mobile-friendly version?

It's linked at the bottom of the page:

https://m.pouet.net/

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