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35 pointsinglorian17y ago17 comments

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shadytrees17y ago· 3 in thread

I'm noticing that some of the comments are one-worded or just off-topic drivel. Either there should be a stringent culture of down-modding those comments or moderators should actively communicate with those users and discourage that behavior. It's better to set the bar a little high at the beginning than too low since the level of discourse will inevitably decrease as more people join.

mattmaroon17y ago

In general, we'll moderate comments only for civility. They have up and down arrows, so I expect the community to take care of quality that way. That often seems to be the case here, where a comment will be buried under an avalanche of downvotes.

jrockway17y ago

I expect the community to take care of quality that way

Have you seen Reddit? This doesn't work.

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palish17y ago

To an extent. I've seen comments on HN actively killed by the editors. (To see 'em, turn on "showdead".)

So it's probably worth it to delete content that would repel the type of clientele you'd like to attract.

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kmnb17y ago· 3 in thread

This is it. Stupid dotcom bubble has begun again. This time, when a social networking site took off, others will try to make social networking creating a social networking, hence: myspace/facebook/whatever --> ning. digg/reddit --> slinkset.

The world is in need of fresh ideas!

mattmaroon17y ago

Slinkset is maybe not an original idea (corank is pretty similar and was around first) but it's a good one and very well-implemented. You don't make money by being original. You make it by being good. Allowing people to start their own sites trivially (not counting some goofy domain issues I had, I think NHN took me 10 minutes or so to set up) is a good idea, and one that has been popular since before the first bubble.

pius17y ago

This is my first time actually checking out Slinkset . . . pretty cool app. Do they have any paid features yet? What's their business model?

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aswanson17y ago

I like the look and feel, have to try out Slinkset.

fallentimes17y ago

This should be combined with nickb's new mogul. While I've enjoyed reading both sites, we don't need two HN splinters.

raganwald17y ago

... rather than complain, I decided to do something about it and ...

Now this is an example I will try to follow.

_b8r017y ago

As well as NonHackerNews.com, there's some other slinkset sites that might be worth visiting.

Infosec Update - http://news.mandalorian.com is an Information Security Slinkset-powered site.

Just Hack It - http://www.justhackit.com is a good example of a general site.

iPhone Lockergnome - http://iphone.lockergnome.com/ is a good example of slinkset's RSS feed in use.

josefresco17y ago

Matt, most of the stories on NonHackerNews.com could be on HN with no issues. So I don't get it. Why do you want to splinter a community you've helped build and maintain one of the top accounts with? Why name it NonHackerNews and not RandomSocialNews.com or LightlyModeratedSocialDiscussion.com? I don't see what this new site has to do with HN at all (besides you)

It's like I've stumbled upon bizaro Friday.

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12 comments · 6 top-level

shadytrees17y ago· 3 in thread

mattmaroon17y ago

jrockway17y ago

I expect the community to take care of quality that way

Have you seen Reddit? This doesn't work.

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palish17y ago

To an extent. I've seen comments on HN actively killed by the editors. (To see 'em, turn on "showdead".)

So it's probably worth it to delete content that would repel the type of clientele you'd like to attract.

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kmnb17y ago· 3 in thread

The world is in need of fresh ideas!

mattmaroon17y ago

pius17y ago

This is my first time actually checking out Slinkset . . . pretty cool app. Do they have any paid features yet? What's their business model?

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aswanson17y ago

I like the look and feel, have to try out Slinkset.

fallentimes17y ago

This should be combined with nickb's new mogul. While I've enjoyed reading both sites, we don't need two HN splinters.

raganwald17y ago

... rather than complain, I decided to do something about it and ...

Now this is an example I will try to follow.

_b8r017y ago

As well as NonHackerNews.com, there's some other slinkset sites that might be worth visiting.

Infosec Update - http://news.mandalorian.com is an Information Security Slinkset-powered site.

Just Hack It - http://www.justhackit.com is a good example of a general site.

iPhone Lockergnome - http://iphone.lockergnome.com/ is a good example of slinkset's RSS feed in use.

josefresco17y ago

It's like I've stumbled upon bizaro Friday.

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