[jschuur]

So it's like a country club for hackers? No explanation of what it is (scope/core philosophy) other than the links. No sign-up, or even an indication of how to join or why there isn't a general sign-up form.

Somewhat off putting, elitist first impression.

[jschuur]

OK, to be fair, it does look like there's a normal sign-up/application feature that was just quickly disabled/commented out:

https://lobste.rs/s/senl3p/lobsters_discussion_on_hacker_new...