On: Non-Hacker News

[mattmaroon]

But with the very key addition of moderation.

[alaskamiller → mattmaroon]

I actually wish someone just throw up a vbulletin install for all the off-topic discussions. That's really what people want. All these Ask YC/HN stuff, people wanting profiles or avatars, etc.

[mdolon → alaskamiller]

done... http://www.thehackerforum.com/

[andreyf → mdolon]

I actually wish someone would create an OS as nice and user friendly as OSX, with the market share of Microsoft, and completely open source.

Also, that I had a pony.

[mdolon → andreyf]

done: http://www.ubuntu.com/ (ok not really)

and done: http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/

[mattmaroon → alaskamiller]

I'm really aiming for something else. No Ask YC kinda stuff.

You're right though, that stuff is very forum-like.

[whatusername → mattmaroon]

DMCA Safeharbour?

Not that there's much to sue --> But my understanding is that say if someone put up the HD DVD key - if you moderate - then you lose the "it wasn't us - it was the users" defence.

[13ren → mattmaroon]

subreddits have moderation

But I like slinkset - and its UI is more like oldschool HN than web 2 reddit.