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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by bediger4000 on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:49PM (#32556304)
It's entirely possible to appreciate the focus, and desperately want to not have the forum fail, yet still kind of undermine the whole thing. If I honestly held election denial opinions, for example, I could post in complete good faith and still cause chaos.

That is: contributors motivations can be pure, their hearts can be pure, and they could still end up undermining the HN discourse.

To the extent that HN maintains high quality, it's not the contributor's purity.

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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by jacquesm on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:53PM (#32556345)
That's the heart of 'eternal September' right there.
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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by soulofmischief on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:14PM (#32556607)
Right, obviously most post-first wave communities don't set out to destroy the work of their predecessors and hosts. It's more ignorant than malicious. And sometimes change is even good.
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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by bediger4000 on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:04PM (#32556486)
Sir, I was answering honestly and in good faith.

I was pointing out a problem of logic in the comment to which I replied.

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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by jacquesm on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:06PM (#32556499)
Yes, as was mine. Read it as: You have pointed out the heart of Eternal September.
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Re:Ask HN: How does HN maintain high quality still? by jschveibinz on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @11:53AM (#32566765)
This is a very good point. I should clarify that I meant that responsible contributors were helping to “watch” for inappropriate content and comments as opposed to posting “good” content. Your point stands on its own, as does the Eternal September comments below. Thanks.
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