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Slashdot is still very good. The UI is horrendous, but I’m sure there are apps that clean it up.
by runawaybottle 5y ago
Slashdot is still very good. The UI is horrendous, but I’m sure there are apps that clean it up.
- moistly 5y agoMaybe if you’re logged in? The past dozen times in the past dozen years I’ve peeked in at Slashdot, not logged in, it’s a pile of “frist psot!” and abuse. That is solid contrast against HN, where I prefer to be logged-out because it hides so much trash; logged-in, I see more down-moderated low-value crap. Encouraging people to be logged-out must reduce the response rate to bait, and also reduce baiting, especially if tight moderation reduces bait’s impact on sincere and productive discussion.
- type0 5y agoI had showdead enabled for a while and it's surprising to me how little downvoted crap it actually is on HN. But I agree HN has some quality posts on many topics so lurking experience is great in contrast to many other sites nowadays.