"The community we're currently discussing this in, on the other hand, has been a lot more conscientious in cultivating the type of garden it would like to see. And I think we can all say the result is a lot more pleasant than a less tended place such as Reddit or 4chan."
This site is akin to a Reddit subreddit.
The community here is great, clearly amongst the best of the Reddit subreddit communities.
Is this community better than the Reddit community? Honeslty -- no. This is a place for tech news, and that's it.
The Reddit community has done a lot of wonderful things, for each other, for others, and for society in general. This community can make almost none of those claims.
Many people who frequent both look at Hacker News as if it were the real /r/technology.
But I didn't think people compared communities in general -- this place is tiny compared to even many of the subreddits!
This site is akin to a Reddit subreddit.
The community here is great, clearly amongst the best of the Reddit subreddit communities.
Is this community better than the Reddit community? Honeslty -- no. This is a place for tech news, and that's it.
The Reddit community has done a lot of wonderful things, for each other, for others, and for society in general. This community can make almost none of those claims.
Many people who frequent both look at Hacker News as if it were the real /r/technology.
But I didn't think people compared communities in general -- this place is tiny compared to even many of the subreddits!