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A comment on A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018). Parent comment

Re:A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behavio... by jfim on Saturday June 06, 2020 @02:03PM (#23441058)
Lobsters requires an invite though. They have a good rationale for it, but it seems like a non-negligible barrier to entry, especially for people that are less connected.
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Re:A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behavio... by 4636760295 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @02:19PM (#23441208)
If you ask around I'm sure you can get an invite.
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Re:A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behavio... by billme on Saturday June 06, 2020 @02:47PM (#23441414)
Per the login page:

“Not a user yet? Signup is by invitation only to combat spam and increase accountability. If you know a current user of the site [1], ask them for an invitation or request one in chat [2].”

[1] https://lobste.rs/u/

[2] https://lobste.rs/chat

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Related comment on the history of lobste.rs:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23441470

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