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Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?

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Post by IvyMike »

This isn't an existing site, but it's an idea for a new site.

It always seemed to me like the list of up/downvotes forms a graph not unlike hyperlinks the web; I'd be curious to see a site that tried to apply a PageRank-like algorithm to that graph rather than a pure "one vote = one point" system like reddit.

Of course this would probably lead to SEO-like techniques and attempts to game the system, and high-karma accounts would probably end up being sold for cash, it might encourage groupthink, etc, but it still would be interesting to see how it rolled out.

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?

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Post by codygman »

ufmace wrote: post #85
ColinWright wrote: post #2

http://lobste.rs

With the requests pinging around here, I'll say it explicitly - I'm a member, and I'm happy to send an invite to any active HNer.

Hey, I'd like an invite too if it's not too much trouble. My email is in my profile as well.

EDIT: I see that if I were to get downvoted you would be punished in some way on lobste.rs? You may want to checkout my comment history and make sure it isn't likely to get you kicked off the site ;)

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?

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Post by hrabago »

therusstler wrote: post #78
adamnemecek wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you (or anyone else) happen to have an invite you could spare? Being in a different timezone, I always forget to sign up within the time window when it's open. I promise not to shitpost (or you know, not to shitpost too much).

If you add your email to your profile I'll send you one

I like DN as well and browse it almost daily. However I'm not a designer. Is being a designer required for an invite?

Re: Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?

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Post by coloncapitald »

ColinWright wrote: post #2

http://lobste.rs

I can invite interested people to lobste.rs. Need your email for it.

"Invitations are unlimited, but persons you invite will be associated with your account in the user tree and you may be responsible for them if they cause problems. Please use your discretion when inviting persons you don't personally know."

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