Does anyone know of a good write up comparing the two?
Sanctioned downvote misuse creating an echo chamber has always been a huge complaint.
For the case in hand it doesn’t even matter: HN is not open source, you can’t install it yourself so you can’t expect to mirror the algorithms for ranking etc.
Lobste.rs is open source.
That rather contradicts the submission you're commenting under.
I mean, really, what kind of argument is this? X builds a thing. Y copies the appearance of X's thing. An employee of X then claims that is evidence of X being open source.
If you want to refute my claim, where is the source code for HN?
Sanctioned downvote misuse creating an echo chamber has always been a huge complaint.
That actually doesn't fit with my experience at all. I've been here nearly 10 years. (I mean it actually being an echo chamber. I'm aware people complain it is.)
I have a lobsters account. I don't spend much time there. I was collaborating with someone on an HN clone when I joined lobsters.
We talked a bit about some of the features on lobsters and whether or not to incorporate them into our site.
We had already added a tagging system.
The fact that you like lobsters better than HN is not some kind of objective measurement.
I'm not adequately knowledgeable to give my own list or rebut your opinion, nor am I trying to start drama. I'm genuinely curious as to how the two compare in some meaningful way, beyond your short blurb, which boils down being to your opinion.
In the interest of not derailing this discussion further, if anyone knows of a good write up, please let me know. My email is in my profile.
Thanks.
HN policy is that "down vote for disagreement" is acceptable.
That is literally a recipe for creating an echo chamber. That isn't an opinion its fucking logic.
