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A comment on Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enough, gets ruined?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enou... by chii on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:51AM (#31364925)
> Wikipedia is an example of a large community that has not become ruined

there's an awful amount of moderation in wikipedia though. With enough moderation, you can control the community. And tbh, wikipedia has two disjointed groups - the editors and the viewers. The editors are moderated heavily, but not the viewers, since they are not contributing. Therefore, even if the viewers are large, they don't contribute to the editor's community.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enou... by Kim_Bruning on Friday May 13, 2022 @12:47PM (#31369880)
It's a bit sad to see it this way.

Wikis do see 'viewers' as potential editors. Naturally by way of https://xkcd.com/386/

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