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I'm really sorry if, in some way, we gave you the impression that we can't listen.
Not at all, this isn't meant to be criticism of the SN team. (I should probably have been more specific about that.)
But maybe it's not about impressions, maybe it's about someone's principles.
The intent was to point to the community taking some responsibility rather than always deferring everything to the developers. We’re all part of this ecosystem, and there are ways we can actively help mitigate risks instead of waiting for fixes.
change comes from speaking up, not from workarounds.
I agree that speaking up matters. At the same time, temporary workarounds can give developers the space to implement proper, long-term solutions. The goal isn’t to shift pressure onto the team, but to support them while they work on it. Community is more than just code, it’s also about people looking out for each other. Sometimes the best immediate response isn’t technical, but human.
Sometimes the best immediate response isn’t technical, but human.
You're absolutely right! And thank you for the thoughtful words you reserved for us.
I didn't mean to say that you were criticizing the team, sorry if it came that way
I took that as an occasion to remind everyone we're always present day and night (thanks timezones!), that we're not on a pedestal, and nobody should ever put us on a pedestal because we're all Stacker News people.
It's always heartwarming to see people come together and find a solution, just wanted to tell you guys that we have your back.
P.S. your workaround proved me wrong because it spoke for itself.
P.S. your workaround proved me wrong because it spoke for itself.
The workaround mainly addresses one downside to the situation.
Creating a systematic, money-moderated approach to protect the community from (self-proclaimed) wealthy individuals using their economic power to manipulate the community is no easy task. We've all seen @k00b spend weeks thinking aloud in the saloon and comments of release posts, trying to find a solution.
The problem is that the system, being both open-loop and money-moderated, gives an advantage to those with external finances over those who don’t have as much. And let's be honest, that latter group is likely the majority, especially given the former "earn with posts" narrative.
This is why we want to show that even on SN, money isn’t everything. If we stand together and support each other, we can counteract a lot of the disruptions through simple actions. After all, we do live in a novel age of non-discriminatory empowerment now.
No real human brain that's been paying attention thinks you guys aren't listening.
Keep up the awesome work!
We're very open about SN's development, and a huge chunk of this website has been built on your suggestions, your bug reports, and your help in general!
I'm really sorry if, in some way, we gave you the impression that we can't listen. But we can listen, actually we need to listen.
I visit Stacker News so many times in a day, not only to read amazing posts, but to check e v e r y post for bug reports and suggestions. I
wantneed to do that, because I'm a developer and I serve you, the user.But maybe it's not about impressions, maybe it's about someone's principles. To that I say: please come to us, explain what's wrong.
change comes from speaking up, not from workarounds.
Stacker News is an ever-evolving product and community, we don't have censorship in our DNA (not even a nucleotide). We're ready to listen, and act.
edit: and thank you for providing an alternative for users in the mean time