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After Reddit and HN which is the best sane and content friendly discussion site?

43 points by rms_returns ↗ HN
Both of them are great platforms but we need alternatives (for the sheer reason of increased competition, if not anything else).

I'm not a huge fan of "design heavy" platforms like quora, twitter and FB, I mostly prefer "content heavy" platforms like reddit and HN but unfortunately it doesn't seem like more people prefer them. There are hardly any active ones on any platforms apart from these two. I know about hubski and raddle but they are mostly empty these days (at least for my tags/interests). Do you know of any other good ones?

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dngray
There is https://lobste.rs but that often just has what hit the top page on here.

If you're looking for new content then I'd suggest looking at research paper sites like https://arxiv.org or other eprint archives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Eprint_archives

Carpetsmoker
I find that the quality of discussion on Lobsters is much better though, and not having 600 comments on a post makes it easier to discus things as well (in general, smaller communities > large communities).
stephenr
And the system encourages good faith discussion not just “I disagree, downvote until the hive mind is protected” like HN gets.
leandot
I've been reading lobsters for a while now, an invite would be appreciated, looks like a nice community.
stephenr
Send me an email (look in my profile), I'll invite you.
ksahin
I've been reading lobster.rs for a while, and it seems great! Unfortunately, I can't find anyone to get an invite :(
brokenmachine
Just for everyone's info, it's lobste.rs not lobster.rs
SuperNinKenDo
What one really needs is interest specific forums. There is a lot to recommend their existence, and participating in them.
diehunde
Isn't that what reddit basically is?
stevewodil
Reddit is a conglomerate of them, not an interest specific forum itself
jobigoud
What's the advantage of an interest-specific forum over a subreddit?
gtirloni
Metafilter has often been suggested here but I never got used to its format. It's been a while though.

If you search here for "HackerNews for $subject", you may get lucky.

PS.: HN has been the best place for civil discussions for me. besides increased competition, what are you missing?

DanBC
Tildes is new, still a bit small, but seems nice.

The docs give a nice rundown of what's important to Tildes. https://docs.tildes.net/

(I have some invites available if you need one.)

cillian64
Tildes looks like exactly what I've been looking for - I'd appreciate an invite.
lftherios
I continue to find great content on HN, but the quality of the conversation/comments has unfortunately decreased significantly over the years for me. Unfortunately it appears to be a trade-off of scale vs. quality.

Lobste.rs is an alternative that hasn't passed that point yet, so I recommend it.

ralusek
Would love an invite if anybody is inclined.
sanxiyn
Send me an email for an invite.