New trend? This has been happening continuously for about 5 years now.
I'm just amazed people keep upvoting it, despite the fact these sites always die.
making sites like this is kind of equivalent to news.ycombinator.com/r/bitcoin
[1] https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=%22hac...
[2] https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=show+%...
[3] https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=%22sho...
Edit: [2] finds this 'Show HN: Hacker News for "Hacker News for 'X'"': https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5436841.
Edit 2: Improved the search queries.
Seems like there should be at least a little shame with these Hacker News for X sites.
It's like we're approaching some sort of binary tree data structure where the leaves are HN clones with their own indiosyncratic topic configurations.
I mean, we all want to discuss techpolitik sometimes... but generally not at the same time we're reading about new tech.
HN might be well-served doing something like MetaFilter's "blue/grey" split, but instead of just a content/meta division, a "hacks/sociopolitical-implications-of-hacks" division. HN is already a community, and it'd be nice if the account names and karma stayed synchronized.
I do look forward to keeping an eye on it though. I hope it takes off. Thanks for sharing.
* add an API (apps, mobile browsing)
* integrate tipping (upvote = tip)
* add signup fee to limit spam
Of course posting and downvoting would have a karma cost.
- this assumes that there would flood of users on this site and a chunk of them will actually pay for it. Will you use HN if there is a fee? Instead, why not just write an algorithm to limit spam Or a 'report spam' button?
I'm a big fan of Hacker News, and I'm trying to create something that isn't an exact copy of HN, so if someone is interested feel free to sign up to the "The Currency" mailing list in http://thecurrency.io/ or send me an e-mail to hi@thecurrency.io. I count to have some news in the next weeks.
PS: and I also appreciate to have some feedback about the landing page: brand, value proposition, etc.
Thanks.
My question for the coinspotting people: How are you going to maintain high quality? If you don't have any plan, it will probably be filled with crap and eventually die.
Although it doesn't have quite as much traction as yours :P
Also, anything bitcoin related is going to turn into a "circle-jerk". That's the point isn't it? They exist to educate, market, hype-up, and encourage everyone to use BitCoin. No thanks.
(sorry... I'm sure people think this is awesome because zomg Lisp but in any other language it would be derided as "spaghetti code")
So, what we're saying is these guys are merely using the open source Arc webapp that HN is using and changing a few styles?
If so, that's actually not dishonorable and more like just starting a niche community with forum software.
And, I have been educated.
I mean I know (as far as I know) this was pg's pet project and it's taken off like nothing i've written ever has, but I can't see it selling a blub like me on the language. Nothing makes me want to touch a Lisp less than seeing it.