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> Why? Because it’s focused mostly on startup and hacking news, which is what we cover. It’s one of the best places to find information on startups we haven’t heard about yet. And, better, the community is jerk-free. Comments are mostly helpful, thoughtful and interesting. Hopefully the TC coverage doesn't change this ...
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Maybe there should be some kind of validation before you can start posting and taking part in the discussions. A smart way of doing this would be to let potential new users write a bit about themselves, and let existing users vote on whether or not they should be allowed to post based on their introduction of themselves. Another way would be to let new users have a quota of comments that could be raised if the initia…
Slashdot implemented something in something similar long time ago (I guess they still do it) and I don't know why nobody ripped that off. To start moderating your account need pass a certain threshold of "oldness". I think the moderation is even more important because when people start modding down valid coments or modding up stupidity that's what make me want to leave. That's when I got annoyed with Digg +-2 years a…
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The arrival of less insightful people is inevitable. The goal should be presenting the site such that they matter less or don't bother coming.
Maybe there should be some kind of validation before you can start posting and taking part in the discussions. A smart way of doing this would be to let potential new users write a bit about themselves, and let existing users vote on whether or not they should be allowed to post based on their introduction of themselves. Another way would be to let new users have a quota of comments that could be raised if the initia…
The only issue is you need to be very specific in how you choose to asses what is "high" vs. what is "low" quality. Too rigid and you basically encourage group-think, too lax; anarchy.
(Note: I would keep "karma" in place since it would help to distract from the "real" karma system.)
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The arrival of less insightful people is inevitable. The goal should be presenting the site such that they matter less or don't bother coming.
Insightful isn't a type of person, it's a type of idea.
you guys, relax. pg has been thinking long and hard about the newbie influx problem for many months now. he saw what happened to reddit, and he's applying his usual sensible approach to preventing that from happening here. if anybody can do this, pg can.