[shanelja]

I applied for lobste.rs, sending an 8 paragraph email about myself, the admin didn't even take the time to reply to me, which I find extremely rude, if I am too lowly for his application, then letting me know how to improve would really have been polite.

As it is, because of how I was treat by them, I have an extreme aversion to this website. I don't see it as competition for HN, I was merely curious about the community there and it's comparison to the one here.

I guess I got my answer...

[daeken]

When did you send it? I don't know about the recipient of your email, but it's not uncommon for me to have a multi-week backlog of email. Long emails tend to get a long reply, so those take even longer.

[shanelja]

I sent it when the site was released, day 1 or 2 I think, the first time it was posted on HN.

[st3fan]

Wait, what? You have to apply for lobste.rs? What kind of nonsense is that?

[shanelja]

Yeah, it's invite only too, so the idea is, you lower yourself and apply or you get invited by a friend because they like you.

So the end result is either it's full of really friendly, intelligent, hand picked people, or it becomes a clique full of friends who are less than intelligent.