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19 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Apr \ parent \ on: ~Econ Monthly Check-in: April econ
March and April '24 were sort of outliers, because SN was running an incentives experiment.
The dramatic change came from a small number of previously heavy commenters dropping off.
Interesting to know that. Did this exit happen because of this experiment? Is there a post about it?
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The experiment was initially called Million Sat Madness. I'm sure plenty of posts were made about it.
Many stackers left during, and immediately, after the experiment. I don't think it's the explanation for the decline of ~econ commenting though, because that peaked several months later.
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I took a look at the original post and many of the accounts that said they were leaving actually haven't posted since that period.
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Yeah, it was more alienating than the introduction of Cowboy Credits.
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I can see that I have a lot to learn. @siggy47's posts are good for newbies like me to learn the history.
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For a young site, Stacker News has a lot of history.