Ask HN: How can I get invited to lobste.rs

#1

Post by anjandutta » Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 12:52 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: How can I get invited to lobste.rs

#2

Post by etewiah » Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 2:32 PM UTC

Good point. I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this project before as I am a rails dev and it is an open sourced rails project.

I'm going to look into this some more.

Re: Ask HN: How can I get invited to lobste.rs

#3

Post by Ginguin » Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 4:42 PM UTC

The primary way to get in is to know a current user, and to have them invite you.

Invitations are basically infinite, but anyone that is invited is associated with the account of the person inviting them. If I invite someone, I will be responsible for them if they misbehave.

Trust is a two-way street. You will need to trust the person sending the invite with your email address. They will need to trust that you will be a contributing member of the community.

Edit: Who knew!? Account associations are public: https://lobste.rs/users

You can also join the irc chat room and participate/request an invitation: https://lobste.rs/chat

Re: Ask HN: How can I get invited to lobste.rs

#4

Post by anjandutta » Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 10:02 AM UTC

Ginguin wrote: post #3

The primary way to get in is to know a current user, and to have them invite you. Invitations are basically infinite, but anyone that is invited is associated with the account of the person inviting them. If I invite someone, I will be responsible for them if they misbehave. Trust is a two-way street. You will need to trust the person sending the invite with your email address. They will need to trust that you will b…

Thank you for explaining it beautifully.