Someone should add a link to id=30003221 on that page, just to complete the ouroboros.
Heyyy, HN rolled over to 30 mil. Neat.
Gitlab Handbook's HN Page
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Discord has a centralized profile system built around gamer culture and the idea of using a “handle” that is rightly disconnected from your identity. You make it sound like this is a bad thing? Letting people use handles has been a thing since way before modern gamer and it is probably the only right way if you want interesting people to share stuff. Some (most?) of the most civil places that exist on the internet…
People should be able to be who they want in any community, making one central identity doesn’t allow that.
Ok, now I see.
I actually agree with that point.
I'd like to mention though that one model I really liked was what the one that Google landed on with Google+: a central identity only known to one entity and then as many pseudonyms as you want that you can switch between but that can only be traced back by the provider, and where they promise not to do it except for good reasons.
Of course these days we know that such promises need to be backed by laws to really be effective, but what a nice idea - as long as the identity provider can be trusted!
Also, when I think of it Telegram has something very close to this if someone wants to test what it feels like. And just like Google+ it is not totally obvious: you first have to create a channel, then you can reply to other groups as that channel. Maybe you must activate something in your channel settings too.
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#124Isn't it weird that this internal marketing strategy guidebook is public?
For Gitlab, it is not. They're incredibly transparent.
I hope other companies will follow the sane trend, but realistically this will probably never happen.
In any case, Gitlab's strategy is IMHO a winning one. It's literally embracing the Open Source culture, where you get contributions from people outside your company and help back the community. Good job Gitlab!
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#126> We learned that the key to a post reaching the front page was the content itself. Content is King.
Eh, on reddit it seems that the content of the post doesn't matter much at all and that links are simply titles for starting a discussion on site.
https://reddit.com/r/me_irl would like to disagree
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
this is a nonsense argument. you can moderate and restrict your discord channel to enforce whatever culture you want. if you don't want bad culture infesting your channel then don't let it happen. i would still suggest people use matrix over discord, but it has nothing to do with gamer culture.
Discord has a centralized profile system built around gamer culture and the idea of using a “handle” that is rightly disconnected from your identity. It has so many features designed around gaming.
What you’ve described there could also be attributed to a plethora of chat systems that predate “gamer culture”.
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Lobsters is a good one. (You need an invite.) And I'm a member of some slacks that are just killer in terms of content and discussion. Too bad about the memory hole.
You should consider moving that slack to discord. Discord has unlimited server history for free with pretty good search. The only features you lose compared to slack are ones that are largely only useful for organisations. (If you do move it to discord, invite pls :P)
The window of time of slack eventually occluding stuff is actually one of the semi useful features of the free version.
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#129> Never submit GitLab content to Hacker News. Submission gets more credibility if a non-GitLab Hacker News community member posts it, we should focus on making our posts interesting instead of on submitting it. I appreciate this policy, it makes it clear that HN is a place to engage with the community, rather than a free advertising channel. Looking at the CEO's profile, the last time he made a submission about Gitla…
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#130Plot twist. Posted by a Gitlab employee