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mk  ·  4619 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: On Hubski topics
Thanks alpha0. I agree that multiple tags may not solve much. I too can think of many tags that could be given to a post. However, will two be better than one? #music, #country, or #music #willienelson, or #countrymusic, #willienelson? What about #astronomy, #space, #mars, #science?

IMHO, trying to solve some social problems can lead you to chase your tail. Actually, I didn't create tags to allow proper categorization of a post, but to give an additional dimension to posting, perhaps a outlet for some creativity. -I don't really have much faith in tagging.

At any rate, I am not going to rush into anything. :)

Over the last couple of days, there has been a large influx of users. The 'trending' and 'new' pages for 'all posts' have changed quite a bit. There are more posts that interest me, and there are more posts that don't. I'm not sure about these pages. My feed has not been altered much however, and I am pretty happy about that. However, I want to see where things go from here.

Personally, I want the ability to create (and tune) a source of information that I find valuable, and to have meaningful conversations with good people about that information. Anything else is secondary.

Of course, what I consider to be good conversation and information is not going to be universally appreciated. However, it's my goal that the platform will be flexible enough that we can each get a version of information and discussion that we find valuable.

In fact, I don't expect Hubski to be one community. More likely, I see it evolving into a number of overlapping communities.

There will always be some things about Hubski that will bother some of the users. -That is inevitable. I do have a vision for Hubski, however. That isn't to say that I won't respond to suggestions. Alpha0 knows I do:) But I generally only do if they fall in line with my feelings about the site.

So, when I say 'duly noted' I do genuinely mean that it will affect my thinking on the topic. However, it's not the same as 'will do'. :)





rk  ·  4619 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It's weird though. Online communities have been grappling with these issues since the usenet days. You'd think we'd have a solution for this problem by now. Or at least a sort of "best practices" document.
mk  ·  4618 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Very true. These challenges make it interesting though. :)
mk  ·  4617 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I guess some are more interesting than others. :/
alpha0  ·  4618 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It is definitely interesting to hear about "women are -----s" ...
mk  ·  4617 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I guess some are more interesting than others. :/
alpha0  ·  4618 days ago  ·  link  ·  
> I didn't create tags to allow proper categorization of a post, but to give an additional dimension to posting, perhaps a outlet for some creativity.

I like that feature, too.

> So, when I say 'duly noted' I do genuinely mean that it will affect my thinking on the topic. However, it's not the same as 'will do'. :)

alpha0 bears witness that mk indeed responds to suggestions ;))

thenewgreen  ·  4618 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Alpha0, you have had some of my favorite "creative" tags: "murdoched" and "bugski" come to mind :)
alpha0  ·  4618 days ago  ·  link  ·  
well thank you, kind sir.