Life & fun · September 24, 2014
Village – Hacker News for people who care about their cities
Hey everyone, I started Village because I couldn't find a place online with reasonable, civil discussion about my city, Toronto. On Reddit, r/toronto could be a bit harsh and was pretty heavy with downvoting. Local blogs had comments sections that were mean and insulting. Village is an experiment. It's a place that- while honest about the challenges my city faces- tries to celebrate and share what's awesome about Toronto too. It's a place for reasonable and civil discussion. It's a place to discover awesome and interesting things in Toronto. I custom wrote the software for Village but I…
Village – Hacker News for people who care about their cities launched on September 24, 2014 with 8 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey everyone, I started Village because I couldn't find a place online with reasonable, civil discussion about my city, Toronto. On Reddit, r/toronto could be a bit harsh and was pretty heavy with downvoting. Local blogs had comments sections that were mean and insulting. Village is an experiment. It's a place…
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