I've suggested it before: why not compartimentalize? (much like Reddit).
I'd love it if there was a "Politics" tag on top and articles and discussion was moved there, much like Ask HN's are moved.
For me, the value is discussing with a group of interesting people (the HN crowd), it's not the same going to another forum for these discussions.
Also, politics get a lot more discussion, everyone has an opinion. I can't comment on getting 60 FPS on Chrome because I don't have enough relevant information, but I do comment a lot on politics.
At most i would want a separate area which also allows us to push topics too it, because as evidenced by another famous tech site I used to be a fan of, there are groups who seem to think its their duty to ram their politics down the throats of others and they use all sorts of stories to do so.
However to be honest, I would just prefer a hide button next to the flag so I can bury it for my display only. Then I can tune out the zealots without throwing a flag
> However to be honest, I would just prefer a hide button next to the flag so I can bury it for my display only. Then I can tune out the zealots without throwing a flag
Great idea. I'd also like to see articles get a label if they are political so that I can simply filter all political articles off the front page.
After a while you'll have people joining HN just for the politics section. The HN crowd you speak of will no longer consist of people interested in tech and startups
I'd love it if there was a "Politics" tag on top and articles and discussion was moved there, much like Ask HN's are moved.
For me, the value is discussing with a group of interesting people (the HN crowd), it's not the same going to another forum for these discussions.
Also, politics get a lot more discussion, everyone has an opinion. I can't comment on getting 60 FPS on Chrome because I don't have enough relevant information, but I do comment a lot on politics.