So Dang was the reason for my posts to not show up. Great, thanks a lot mate!
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
There are no communities like this because of Eternal September like phenomena. If HN acquires a million readers tomorrow, it'll be unrecognizable very soon. Nicheness on its own creates valuable communities. Another contributing factor is the 'appalling' UI. I love it, everyone else on HN loves it but an outsider is immediately repelled
I think that nicheness strongly correlates with quality, but HN isn’t niche in the same way a forum on a specific topic is niche. Yet HN is still of decent quality. I guess what I’m trying to say is, why aren’t there more of these high-quality yet diverse communities.
Edit: Maybe being high quality and diverse is its niche!
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#113Thanks to Paul, Dan and Scott for keeping the community calm and well.
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#114Thank you Dang, for helping me with a show HN and testing an idea :)
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#115Thanks Dang!
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#116In an insane world, Hacker News is one corner of the internet that I find to be "normal" and "sane". God Bless you Dang!
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
I think that the major filter is this: In order to receive the main benefit from Hacker News you will have to expend effort in reading and digesting the content, and engaging in meaningful discussion where possible. There are much better places to gain instant gratification.
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#117In an insane world, Hacker News is one corner of the internet that I find to be "normal" and "sane". God Bless you Dang!
It is neither normal nor sane. More like the Stepford Wives.
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
HN discourages the sort of clever-yet-unsubstantial one-liner jokes that earn a lot of karma on Reddit. It reserves the space for thoughtful discussions. Getting rid of the memes simply doesn't fly in other online communities. I'd also put money on the average age of HN commenter being higher than that of other internet communities. I know of other rich and healthy online communities, but they are fairly niche.
I also feel the text-only format and less visible “points”/“likes” has something to do with it. It’s harder to be attention-grabbing with just text. In many ways, HN feels to me like an online email thread.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
HN discourages the sort of clever-yet-unsubstantial one-liner jokes that earn a lot of karma on Reddit. It reserves the space for thoughtful discussions. Getting rid of the memes simply doesn't fly in other online communities. I'd also put money on the average age of HN commenter being higher than that of other internet communities. I know of other rich and healthy online communities, but they are fairly niche.
HN is just another echo-chamber minus the puns.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren’t there more of these communities, and if there is I’d like to know.
HN discourages the sort of clever-yet-unsubstantial one-liner jokes that earn a lot of karma on Reddit. It reserves the space for thoughtful discussions. Getting rid of the memes simply doesn't fly in other online communities. I'd also put money on the average age of HN commenter being higher than that of other internet communities. I know of other rich and healthy online communities, but they are fairly niche.
Everyone that comes here for the comments leaves comments that others like to come here for.
It's the good old "Culture eats strategy for breakfast."
I love HN culture.