Ask HN: Categories for HN?

#1

Post by mantazer » Mon, Mar 24, 2014, 9:01 PM UTC

If a categories feature existed , what types of categories would you see Hacker News having?

Re: Ask HN: Categories for HN?

#2

Post by acjohnson55 » Mon, Mar 24, 2014, 9:10 PM UTC

I'd prefer there to not be categories. There's definitely something to be said for the discovery and discussion that occurs when the only prefiltering you can really do is based on the title of the article. There's something nice about forcing everyone to coexist in the same bubble. Plus, there's already Reddit for granular discussion.

Re: Ask HN: Categories for HN?

#3

Post by mantazer » Tue, Mar 25, 2014, 2:30 AM UTC

acjohnson55 wrote: post #2

I'd prefer there to not be categories. There's definitely something to be said for the discovery and discussion that occurs when the only prefiltering you can really do is based on the title of the article. There's something nice about forcing everyone to coexist in the same bubble. Plus, there's already Reddit for granular discussion.

I agree. But, hypothetically speaking...

Re: Ask HN: Categories for HN?

#4

Post by acjohnson55 » Tue, Mar 25, 2014, 2:44 AM UTC

mantazer wrote: post #3

acjohnson55 wrote: post #2

I'd prefer there to not be categories. There's definitely something to be said for the discovery and discussion that occurs when the only prefiltering you can really do is based on the title of the article. There's something nice about forcing everyone to coexist in the same bubble. Plus, there's already Reddit for granular discussion.

I agree. But, hypothetically speaking...

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