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user-inactivated  ·  3836 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Online Communities Decay Over Time

I tend to look at hubski as a bit of a /r/maturediscussion. I'm not even sure if that sub exists, especially considering that it's reddit and the sub would be quickly vandalized by trolls.

I think hubski will always be small, unless significant changes occur. I don't want those changes to occur. We've had significant influxes with thousands of new people visiting the site, but only a few stay per thousand. That shows hubski can't appeal to the masses in its current form--a good thing. Anything that appeals to the masses is simply increasing its odds of failure; once you appeal to everyone, you appeal to nobody on a personal level.