Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Communities

Ask HN: Is there an HN-like forum for woodworking? (ycombinator.com)
I figured I’d ask the main source of woodworkers, former software engineers and tech worker burnouts. I’m looking for a place where I can expand my knowledge and horizons much like here, but for woodcraft and adjacent things.

Woodworking, Online Communities, Tech Industry, Hobbies

5 points by ok_dad 3 days ago | 6 comments

Purity Spiral (wikipedia.org)
A purity spiral is a theory which argues for the existence of a form of groupthink in which it becomes more beneficial to hold certain views than to not hold them, and more extreme views are rewarded while expressing doubt, nuance, or moderation is punished (a process sometimes called "moral outbidding").

Groupthink, Social Dynamics, Political Polarization, Online Communities, Social Media

16 points by throw0101b 8 days ago | 1 comments

Your Discord Community Is Dead (bearblog.dev)
There's a special kind of sadness to an empty Discord server. The meticulously planned category structure. The welcome bot with its automated messages. And in every channel, the same tumbleweeds rolling by.

Community Management, Discord, Online Communities

16 points by andout_ 12 days ago | 0 comments

Reddit sleuths track down the band behind the internet's most mysterious song (theverge.com)
Members of Reddit’s r/ThatMysteriousSong community have finally identified what they call “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet,” a new wave tune that a teenager recorded to cassette sometime around 1984, as reported yesterday by 404 Media.

Music, Reddit, Internet Culture, Online Communities

14 points by thunderbong 16 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: The Web Post ChatGPT? (ycombinator.com)
The humble chat thread is rapidly becoming the defacto interface to information for so many right now.

ChatGPT, Online Communities, Information Retrieval

7 points by canterburry 19 days ago | 8 comments

The Backrooms Wiki (daytenrose.substack.com)
Happy Halloween!

Internet Culture, Creepypasta, Online Communities

40 points by surprisetalk 21 days ago | 71 comments

'An incurable romantic': The boy who lived a secret life in World of Warcraft (bbc.com)
When Mats Steen died at the age of 25 in 2014 from a degenerative muscular disease, his parents, Robert and Trude Steen, were surprised to be contacted at their home in Norway by people from all over Europe, mourning his loss.

Video Games, Obituary, Disability, Online Communities

26 points by ColinWright 22 days ago | 14 comments

Ask HN: Learning to interact correctly in online communities as a neurodivergent (ycombinator.com)
I often encounter negative reactions in online communities, such as downvotes, being mistaken for a troll, and being misunderstood constantly.

Neurodiversity, Online Communities, Social Interaction, Communication

26 points by TheLoneCat 26 days ago | 34 comments

I've never used cohost but I miss it (plume.pink)
It's a strange feeling, missing something you've never been a part of or even saw. And yet, that is what the end of "cohost" makes me feel.

Social Media, Online Communities, Nostalgia

57 points by ZacnyLos 26 days ago | 28 comments

Ask HN: What's a good Chinese language equivalent to HN? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What's a good Chinese language equivalent to HN?

Community, China, Language, Online Communities, News

11 points by closetkantian 29 days ago | 2 comments

Wired's Attack on Privacy (simplex.chat)
The Wired article by David Gilbert focusing on neo-Nazis moving to SimpleX Chat following the Telegram's changes in privacy policy is biased and misleading.

Privacy, Online Communities, Media Bias, Telegram

115 points by snvzz 30 days ago | 72 comments

Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever? (ycombinator.com)
Post a link in the comments :D

YouTube, Video Recommendations, Online Communities, Entertainment

59 points by codetrotter 31 days ago | 44 comments

Ribbonfarm Is Retiring (ribbonfarm.com)
After several years of keeping it going in semi-retired, keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) mode, I’ve decided to officially fully retire this blog.

Retirement, Blogging, Online Communities, Content Creation

178 points by Arubis 33 days ago | 131 comments

New Denuvo Discord Temporarily Suspended After Deluge of Hate Messages (techraptor.net)
Denuvo moderators have had to temporarily suspend a recently-opened Discord server created to answer community questions, and I'm pretty sure you can guess the reason for that suspension.

Gaming, Online Communities, Harassment, Censorship

6 points by croes 33 days ago | 0 comments

Wordpress.org: Expanding Our Code of Conduct to Protect Private Conversations (wordpress.org)
At the heart of our community is our shared pledge to create a space that is harassment-free, welcoming, and inclusive for all.

Online Communities, Harassment, Inclusivity, Open Source

8 points by rob 33 days ago | 2 comments

"War on WPE", or the single-member community of Automattic CEOs (liberda.nl)
On October 17, a blog post was published on WordPress.org, attributed vaguely to "WordPress.org", titled "WP Engine Promotions."

WordPress, Online Communities, Business

10 points by meithecatte 34 days ago | 0 comments

A Change in Moderation Staff of r/Wordpress (reddit.com)

Reddit, Online Communities, Moderation

8 points by ValentineC 36 days ago | 1 comments

Large language models reduce public knowledge sharing on online Q&A platforms (academic.oup.com)

Online Communities, Information Sharing, Research

448 points by croes 39 days ago | 358 comments

ACF has been hijacked (anderegg.ca)
It’s super late at night on Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. I shouldn’t be thinking about weird internet drama, but here we are.

Internet Culture, Online Communities, Canada

226 points by GavinAnderegg 39 days ago | 81 comments

Ribbonfarm Is Retiring (ribbonfarm.com)
After several years of keeping it going in semi-retired, keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) mode, I’ve decided to officially fully retire this blog.

Blogs, Retirement, Online Communities

11 points by goopthink 39 days ago | 0 comments

The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at... WordPress? (slate.com)
You may not typically think of WordPress, the blogging platform turned ubiquitous content management system, as a workplace rife with corporate drama, or as an instigator of petty public beefs.

WordPress, Technology, Online Communities, Media, News

7 points by bookofjoe 40 days ago | 5 comments

WordPress contributor banned for asking about new checkbox (twitter.com)

WordPress, Community Management, Social Media, Online Communities

31 points by that_guy_iain 43 days ago | 8 comments

Forums Are Still Alive (aftermath.site)
Internet forums are still alive and kicking and full of information and interesting people. Here are the ones I could find that are alive and well.

Internet Culture, Online Communities, Social Media

62 points by jsheard 43 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: Good Online Maths Communities? (ycombinator.com)
Hello everyone,<p>I've gotten back into doing maths more seriously lately, and was wondering if there were any good online maths communities.

Mathematics, Online Communities, Learning

85 points by achenet 44 days ago | 27 comments

Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram (wired.com)
Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app that has received funding from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

Neo-Nazis, Social Media, Encryption, Online Communities, Censorship

7 points by Tomte 47 days ago | 5 comments

Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible (theverge.com)
Reddit is giving its staff a lot more power over the communities on its platform. Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able to change if their subreddit is public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin.

Reddit, Social Media, Censorship, Online Communities

32 points by jayantbhawal 51 days ago | 9 comments

Moderating LessWrong (2018) (medium.com)
Welcome to the mod team!

Moderation, Online Communities, LessWrong

6 points by yamrzou 63 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How do you manage registration spam? (ycombinator.com)
I've been running digital marketing on a few projects and all seem to suffer from many "spam" signups.

Spam, Digital Marketing, Online Communities, Registration

23 points by kulor 69 days ago | 25 comments

ChessDream, a place for chess players to improve (vercel.app)
Play, evaluate and analyze games with the strongest engine out there.

Chess, Online Communities, AI, Games, Learning

28 points by pukarkhanal 70 days ago | 19 comments

Ask HN: Are Medium/PH/IndieHackers outdated for startups? (ycombinator.com)
I believe cool tools of yesterday for startup (Medium, PH, Indihackers) became outdated and people are moving more and more towards X. What do you think?

Startups, Online Communities, Product Hunt, Medium, Indie Hackers

9 points by stefanneculai 73 days ago | 12 comments