Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c...
by DoreenMichele on Friday March 27, 2020 @02:41PM
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I don't see a conflict. Making people aware of who the supposed insiders/"real community members" are to foster a sense of community has potential value for the group at large.
I don't actually think there is a core community any longer. I don't think everyone on the leader board exchanges emails or something.
I've spent time on the leader board under a previous handle. I appear to be the only woman to have done that. It absolutely wasn't some magic "in" where I suddenly joined some club and all that. I've been around enough to know they aren't all friends or something.
Members of the leader board come and go. Edit: By which I mean making the leader board isn't some kind of permanent status. I'm not the only person who used to be on the leader board and still participates.
A social group of this size fundamentally works differently from a small town. That doesn't mean that only hardcore insiders benefit from a sense of community.
Probably, the reason people talk a lot about famous celebrities and popular movies and TV shows on the internet is because those are touchstones we have in common to help socially orient ourselves, smooth communication, etc.
Fostering a sense of community can help establish community norms, help newcomers orient and figure out how to fit in, etc. No, participating here isn't going to be the same as living in a tiny town of 150 people your entire life. It doesn't need to be to benefit members and for things to generally run better when we apply some means to help establish cultural norms, etc.
I don't actually think there is a core community any longer. I don't think everyone on the leader board exchanges emails or something.
I've spent time on the leader board under a previous handle. I appear to be the only woman to have done that. It absolutely wasn't some magic "in" where I suddenly joined some club and all that. I've been around enough to know they aren't all friends or something.
Members of the leader board come and go. Edit: By which I mean making the leader board isn't some kind of permanent status. I'm not the only person who used to be on the leader board and still participates.
A social group of this size fundamentally works differently from a small town. That doesn't mean that only hardcore insiders benefit from a sense of community.
Probably, the reason people talk a lot about famous celebrities and popular movies and TV shows on the internet is because those are touchstones we have in common to help socially orient ourselves, smooth communication, etc.
Fostering a sense of community can help establish community norms, help newcomers orient and figure out how to fit in, etc. No, participating here isn't going to be the same as living in a tiny town of 150 people your entire life. It doesn't need to be to benefit members and for things to generally run better when we apply some means to help establish cultural norms, etc.