I'm among the many who started looking for Reddit alternatives upon the announcement yesterday (I apologize for how much it keeps coming up), and had initially dismissed Hubski because at a high level, it looked like what was called "long-form Twitter". I was looking at the time for a direct replacement for my previous platform, rather than a true alternative.
When I had mentioned as such, a poster more wise than I came back with great counter-points to my dismissive stance, and I decided to give it a try. I've been researching a little bit about what Hubski is, how it works, its goals, and its interface, and I just wanted to say:
Thank you for putting so much thought into this tremendous platform. Its design is so simple and elegant, and reading some of the posts by the administrators highlights just how much thought has been put into each design decision. It's a great example of how less can be more, and how you can focus on the most effective portions of design, rather than a lot of needless features "just 'cause".
So thank you, Hubski team, for creating and maintaining Hubski. I'm ready to call this home.
This platform is very simple and elegant. Almost as if it was designed by a Go player or game theorist. Very clean and crisp. I imagine it's also relatively easy to maintain, right? Thanks for the good work mk. *and thanks insomniasexx
It was in fact designed partially by an insomniasexx, which I think is a type of Go player.
Hubski is definitely a collaborative battle of sorts between mk, and me, and pretty much everyone who has ever given any input. The truly minimalist nature (not one of my strong suits, although it's getting better) is something that mk just....has. It's not minimalist in the pretty web 3.0 way – where you just put whitespace everywhere and call it minimal. It's like...actually drilled down to an ultra-compact "this is all the information you need" form. Some people love it and appreciate it. Others find it ugly or hard to use. It is less familiar than some sites out there, which I personally think is a good thing.
I would just like to second what this chap has said. This looks like a really great place and am looking forward to delving into it.
This post meant a good deal to me, I appreciate you taking the time to write it. Let me know if I can be any help as you navigate these new waters and "welcome."