Lobste.rs

Lobste.rs is a tightly-moderated alternative to Hacker News, focusing on:

Technical Depth:
• Programming language design debates
• Post-mortems of outages
• Lesser-known open-source projects

Strict Quality Control:
✓ No low-effort content
✓ Tagging system enforces topics
✓ “Downvote” requires comment

Community Features:
• “Logs” of user activity
• “Suggested Tags” for submissions
• No points inflation (max +3/-3)

Key Statistics:
✓ 85% developer participation
✓ 10:1 comment-to-submission ratio
✓ 5-minute new account review