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Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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jacquesm wrote: post #207
anoncake wrote: post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

:s/nonsensical opinions/opinions I disagree with/g

No, not really. You can't 'disagree' with pedophile politician rings any more than you can disagree with the moon landing having taken place. The one is reality, the other is not. That's what the nonsensical stands for. It is quite interesting what people are willing to believe when individuals in power state these things with great certainty. But personally I prefer to have my fiction and real-world views separated…

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Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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Post by chubot »

jjav wrote: post #83
chubot wrote: post #31

Yup, my account is over 11 years old and still going strong! Previous forums I used were: 1. the Joel on Software forum, which was great, with a similar clean design, but didn't last as long (Joel got tired of moderating it, probably) https://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/ (now has an outdated cert :-( ) 2. Usenet. Epic thread that gives you a picture of what happened to Usenet: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite…

> Usenet. But that's like saying "email". USENET isn't a forum, it is a standard decentralized distribution mechanism owned by nobody (like email). Some newsgroups were a disaster even back in '90 and many were awesome back then. Most decayed but even today there are a few corners of USENET which thrive (I still read a few newsgroups every week with trn).

Well, I'd say it's sort of like "Reddit". Despite being a bunch of different forums, Reddit has a certain feel.

Design choices in the software influence people's behavior, as well as influencing which people join and participate to begin with. I imagine Facebook groups are largely different than subreddits for the same reason.

I was a pretty early Reddit user, I think 2007 or so. And it definitely got worse, so by ~2012 I had almost entirely stopped using it.

But since ~2016, there are a couple communities I like, so I'm back on there. There could be gems on Usenet for sure ... but I checked the forums I used to frequent and you know what happened :)

Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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Post by anoncake »

jacquesm wrote: post #207
anoncake wrote: post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

:s/nonsensical opinions/opinions I disagree with/g

No, not really. You can't 'disagree' with pedophile politician rings any more than you can disagree with the moon landing having taken place. The one is reality, the other is not. That's what the nonsensical stands for. It is quite interesting what people are willing to believe when individuals in power state these things with great certainty. But personally I prefer to have my fiction and real-world views separated…

Those get downvoted too, as do controversial opinions.

Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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Post by purplecats »

erikbye wrote: post #167
purplecats wrote: post #126

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yeah that makes sense. any tips on how to go about find them?

Try paid membership forums. People tend to behave better, and have an interest in keeping the community in order, when they spend money.

what kind? im sure you're not talking about onlyfans, but are you referring to the comments sections of paid magazine subscriptions?

Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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Post by jjav »

chubot wrote: post #232
jjav wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Usenet. But that's like saying "email". USENET isn't a forum, it is a standard decentralized distribution mechanism owned by nobody (like email). Some newsgroups were a disaster even back in '90 and many were awesome back then. Most decayed but even today there are a few corners of USENET which thrive (I still read a few newsgroups every week with trn).

Well, I'd say it's sort of like "Reddit". Despite being a bunch of different forums, Reddit has a certain feel. Design choices in the software influence people's behavior, as well as influencing which people join and participate to begin with. I imagine Facebook groups are largely different than subreddits for the same reason. I was a pretty early Reddit user, I think 2007 or so. And it definitely got worse, so by ~2…

But reddit is a proprietary platform, not a protocol.

What I was getting at is that NNTP and SMTP (and the infrastructure surrounding the protocols) is all standard and non-proprietary, nobody owns them and anyone can run them so there can be as many communities as may be interested.

Re: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

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Post by panabee »

Thanks, Dang.

If HN is like a flowing river that supplies the world with wisdom and perspective, Dang is the filter that removes pollutants and the keeper that adds tributaries.

People around the globe are indebted to your tireless and exemplary moderation of the HN community. The kindness, graciousness, and patience you exhibit -- even in the face of nasty remarks and biting insults -- is a model for everyone to emulate.

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