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comment by zonk
zonk  ·  4102 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obligatory Influx Opinions Post

Well, that's a refreshingly honest and open self-analysis. And it relativises the other post quite a bit.

The first post just even made me afraid to post stuff under a new, not well established tag like for example #ps4 or #playstation, even though I'd love to play with some people here once it's released. Because what if the veterans are no gamers and don't like the r/gaming subreddit and fear it becomes the same here? And your comment had quite a few shares, so what if the majority agrees here with you?!

As you pointed out, everything here seems to be more 'personal' and things are more tied to your nickname, because of your followers etc., so you have to be extra careful not to get into fights or contradict with the old guard and their vision or image of hubski they have.

But as I said, your comment put it into another light and made some things sound less harsh ;)

And I'm pretty sure I'm aware of the major differences between this website here and reddit, at least the very basics and that's why I commented here in 2 days probably more than on reddit in 2 months. So don't be afraid of new things, young users can bring refreshing new content that still resembles the spirit of the 'old' hubski!





user-inactivated  ·  4102 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't ever ever be afraid to post! As kleinbl00 pointed out, hubski will sort itself out.

_refugee_  ·  4102 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wouldn't be afraid to post, especially appropriately under tags. I - and everyone else - can always unfollow or mute a tag. Honestly, if you tag things, I think that's better. I'd rather mute a tag than a user.

P.S. zonk - in re-read, you clearly read my entire super-huge-long text post about my opinions and biases, and I appreciate that. That's honestly the kind of user I'd like to see here. And thank you for the discussion. I'm glad my second reply tempered your worries a bit. I've been cranky because I haven't been able to get on Hubski, frankly.