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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by jamesbritt on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @12:34AM (#7256570)
... don't get why it's a closed community.

I believe the idea is that people get in by invitation; if a member ends up being a problem (i.e. gets down-voted too often or something) then not only are they booted but so is the person who invited them.

This being the case, people need to exercise some care before sending an invite since that person's behavior will be reflected back on them.

It's an interesting approach to growing a community.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by balladeer on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:21AM (#7256685)
> then not only are they booted but so is the person who invited them.

I understand why this was put in place there but that's the reason I don't really invite others. I have no way of knowing whether he or she will be down-voted.

Still, it's better to get kicked out and know that, than being shadow-banned and not knowing what attracted that.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by krapp on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @03:14PM (#7260724)
It's better... but I still think it's a bit fascist. To each their own, though.
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