“Vandals have forced one of the premier open source salons
to shut up shop. Kuro5hin is temporarily out of action while its
volunteer management finds a way of coping with a variety of denial
of service attacks sustained by the site this week.“
“Kuro5hin (pronounced “corrosion”) is a treasured recent
arrival, and has rapidly gained a reputation as a refuge from first
generation watering holes, such as Slashdot, as a place where the
debate is less partisan and where the Big Issues are tossed about
without too much self-righteous intervention.”
“But it’s also been watched as something of a unique experiment
in web communities. Unlike almost all other communities – which
depend on some kind of user authentication for submissions –
Kuro5hin’s Scoop engine uses a completely open door policy, in much
the same way as Usenet allows anyone to post an article.”