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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by brymaster on Sunday November 17, 2013 @02:41PM (#6750440)
Ugh. These meta-HN topics about the "quality" of the discussion come up every six months or so, even dating all the way back to the beginning. Cut it out already.

> Poll: How do you feel about making HN invite only? (5 years ago)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=373789

> Ask HN: Is it just me, or are HN comments becoming more and more negative? (4 years ago)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926604

> Why people complain about the quality of Hacker News (4 years ago)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=777813

> Ask HN: (Yet Another) HN Comment Quality Going Down? (3 years ago)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1198041

> Hacker News Needs Honeypots (2 years ago)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166209

Edit: The moderation on this site is as iron-fisted as ever. The problem here is perception.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by pavedwalden on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:03PM (#6750546)
Just because something gets talked about a lot doesn't mean it's not worth trying to find a solution.
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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by brymaster on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:40PM (#6750742)
Just because something gets talked about a lot doesn't mean there's a real issue. The problem is with perception and it's not the reality.

Looking forward to a dataset to show me otherwise. One that clearly defines the subjective nature of "quality" and "degradation" of comments.

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