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A comment on Ask HN: Why doesn't HN provide some categories or tags for easier search?.

Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't HN provide some categories or tags fo... by coldtea on Monday April 29, 2024 @05:52AM (#40196413)
Because that way madness lies.

First it starts with categories and tags (and maintaining a taxonomy?), then you need search, then start adding other stuff, ultimately you've remade something like Digg.

HN is simple and clean.

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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't HN provide some categories or tags fo... by wanshao on Monday April 29, 2024 @07:32AM (#40197023)
That makes sense. Every choice has its pros and cons. Simplicity is the philosophy of HN. If complexity gets out of control, HN would cease to exist. However, perhaps some small experiments could be feasible while maintaining simplicity?
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