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Mark_Friedenbach comments on Why aren't there more forum-blogs like LW? - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: Stabilizer 27 September 2013 07:28AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 30 September 2013 01:40:21AM 3 points [-]

http://www.kuro5hin.org/

Kuro5hin has been around since the early days of the internet. There are other forum-blog hybrids out there as well. As for why they haven't taken over the internet, I think it takes a very specific type of topic and community for one to grow naturally. The forum-blog approach is well suited to applied philosophy, but I'm not sure what else.

Comment author: [deleted] 30 September 2013 02:03:56PM 5 points [-]

Kuro5hin in its current state is a really good example of just how this format can degenerate once the main content contributors lose interest and go elsewhere.