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#102Thanks a lot Dang and Thanks to the entire HN community! This community is really my goto place in the morning when I wake up, in my lunch time and once before I doze off.
What I most like about this group is that I can relate to a lot of the members who have similar experiences, stories and interests. This is the first online community that I feel I really belong.
Thanks HN for "making everyday a little bit better!" :-)
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#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
That New Yorker article is what led me to start reading HN. I don't work in IT and am not a hacker by any means, but the quality of the discussions has made it one of my favorite places on the Internet. My deepest thanks to dang and to all of the contributors.
what are your other favorite places?
Private group chats, unfortunately. It’s hard to have a public one stay high quality.
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#104Thank you, dang!
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#105Thank you, dang :)
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
There are no communities like this because of Eternal September like phenomena. If HN acquires a million readers tomorrow, it'll be unrecognizable very soon. Nicheness on its own creates valuable communities. Another contributing factor is the 'appalling' UI. I love it, everyone else on HN loves it but an outsider is immediately repelled
I would be interested to know how many active users HN has, maybe it's because I'm in the bubble but I certainly feel like most people I meet who are "online" already know about it.
I have certainly noticed "ebbs" of an Eternal September vibe here too, but they quickly dispel and the types of comments that come from it get downvoted anyway, so it's not as noticeable.
Regardless, I am so grateful to have a place of meaningful discussion, and of so many different topics.
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#107HN has been my “home ground” when launching new projects/products. It has helped me and my company tremendously.
Dang’s mod work has been amazing. I have always gotten reasonable and complete response from them here and on email. I have high respect for them.
I would love to know more about their moderation workflow.
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
That New Yorker article is what led me to start reading HN. I don't work in IT and am not a hacker by any means, but the quality of the discussions has made it one of my favorite places on the Internet. My deepest thanks to dang and to all of the contributors.
what are your other favorite places?
> what are your other favorite places?
Various newspaper and magazine sites, and the Internet Archive. No other discussion or conversation sites.
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#109Thank you, Dang
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#110I've had a couple links I've submitted that didn't get much attention, followed by an email from dang that it was a legit post that deserved attention and an opportunity to repost the next day. Every time I've replied with gratitude and compliments, and he was gracious, helpful, and humble.
Those interactions and attention to moderation keep me here. Moderating this sort of thing is no light task and I have a huge amount of respect for those who keep it sane, fun, cordial, and interesting
Thanks dang!