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Re: Ask HN: Alerntatives to HN?

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post #9

Another forum I like is Metafilter. There are some HNers over there, fwiw. But, you know, the situation is really complicated. For example, some people didn't "leave," they just changed their handle. You can never step in the same river twice. If you value HN and want it to be more of a particular thing, you can choose to give your attention to things you value and try to grow more of that.

Agree. Also, +1 Heraclitus reference

Re: Ask HN: Alerntatives to HN?

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One of the issues I'm having at the moment is the censorship with "flag" on discussions relating to political correctness.

This was taken out of front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9747095

See "has political correctness gone too far" on my username: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=anon3_

These were extremely trending topics with relevance, it's just the people behind codes of conduct are able to get away with it by flagging criticism as "off topic".

Re: Ask HN: Alerntatives to HN?

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post #5

It depends what you're interested in. If your answer is "startups", then this really is the place. Design? http://news.layervalut.com Tech & Development? http://lobste.rs

Product Hunt is another I look at for startup stuff - but you proably already know it.

Re: Ask HN: Alerntatives to HN?

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post #9

Another forum I like is Metafilter. There are some HNers over there, fwiw. But, you know, the situation is really complicated. For example, some people didn't "leave," they just changed their handle. You can never step in the same river twice. If you value HN and want it to be more of a particular thing, you can choose to give your attention to things you value and try to grow more of that.

MeFi is great. It has a strong focus on quality. It's got a focus on "things that are interesting" and not on startups or technology, so you'll see some different stuff. It takes a while to mesh into the community, but you can enjoy the postings right away. I usually find one or maybe two interesting things there each day, which is about the same as I do on Reddit or HN, but the percentage is quite a bit higher on MeFi considering there aren't as many posts.

It has remained small (relative to an internet scale) and that has allowed it to remain high quality. It is a little more difficult to sign up and post (and charges a one time fee of $5), which makes signing up a much more deliberate thing. Trolls aren't going to waste $5.

A side note, one of my favorite quotes from the internet is originally credited to MeFi user blue_beetle: "If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." http://www.metafilter.com/95152/Userdriven-discontent

Re: Ask HN: Alerntatives to HN?

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post #15
post #5

It depends what you're interested in. If your answer is "startups", then this really is the place. Design? http://news.layervalut.com Tech & Development? http://lobste.rs

Sorry for the typo! http://news.layervault.com

Note it is now http://designernews.co but your url will redirect
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