What is your personal signal to noise ratio? Seriously -- sometimes it helps to frame the analysis in an analogy having deliberately non-emotional terms.
People are here in good part for the high S/N. Humor is much appreciated, but only when it doesn't start to materially impact S/N.
Too much navel gazing is also frowned on; self-analysis becomes N rather than S.
The personal connection that develops to the site has a significant foothold in the respect that the members exhibit, as demonstrated in the high S/N.
Just to be clear: I don't mean this comment to be a criticism, in case it comes across that way. And I'm not saying my S is particularly high. This is all stuff that others have said; there have been some very interesting conversations regarding what makes HN special. It is simply my take, and distillation, and a simple mental framework I use for myself when participating.
Finally, I'll add that my response is not particularly personally directed, but is made instead for and to the overall thread.
People are here in good part for the high S/N. Humor is much appreciated, but only when it doesn't start to materially impact S/N.
Too much navel gazing is also frowned on; self-analysis becomes N rather than S.
The personal connection that develops to the site has a significant foothold in the respect that the members exhibit, as demonstrated in the high S/N.
Just to be clear: I don't mean this comment to be a criticism, in case it comes across that way. And I'm not saying my S is particularly high. This is all stuff that others have said; there have been some very interesting conversations regarding what makes HN special. It is simply my take, and distillation, and a simple mental framework I use for myself when participating.
Finally, I'll add that my response is not particularly personally directed, but is made instead for and to the overall thread.