1. I have yet to solidify an opinion. So far, it seems like there are more users in this wave that have a hand in the creative side of things and have original content to share. I think that's great, as long as it doesn't turn into "LOOK AT MY SHIT, YO". So far, I've seen some nice back and forth between users and content creators. Hopefully it stays that way.

2. Honestly, I expect to be a bit annoyed for a week or so as people decide whether or not they like the hubski experience and figure out what the site culture is like. There has been an unnerving amount of "redditspeak" and users that are concerned about karma, followers, power users and a whole lot of other bullshit. Most users that have been using the site for a while were/are also on reddit, though might not identify as "redditors." Because of that, reddit is mentioned with some regularity, but the relative volume of redditspeak has been low.

As _refugee_ noted, #askhubski has exploded. I know it's a tag that I have often used, especially when starting out. I expect that its use will go down a bit as things settle. Also, yes, there have been A LOT of redundant posts, which I guess is understandable because there are so many new users, many of whom seem to have posted something before selecting more users/tags to follow.

3. In general, a larger community seems fine. Then again, I joined when it was smaller and have been able to rub elbows with users I really enjoy for a longer amount of time. However, due to the volume of new posts, my feed is showing less content from people I follow, but that's because I have to manage the tags I follow (I follow way too many it seems). Not to draw lines in the sand or anything, but I am glad that I already follow and/or have been followed by the users I most regularly interact with.

4. I don't really care for the link, now that I've seen what a wave (of mutilation) of new users can do. The site was overwhelmed and tough to get on for a bit and when I was able to get on during that period, the posts were mostly about how people had come from reddit. Boo.

As for the question, "should it be selective", well, I don't want to be an elitist on the internet, (even if I may be one in real life) as I don't know that I'd pass muster. Right now, a user needs a full hubwheel to give badges and add community tags. I think that's good. I also think that the idea of perhaps limiting posts until a certain comment threshold might be beneficial for cutting down on #askhubski posts, or perhaps could be used to give users the incentive to introduce themselves and comment on already active comment threads to get a feel for the place. Although, shitty users might just flood active threads with unrelated questions, simply to meet that threshold.

4a. How would the invites go out? That seems like a lot more work and might work against the vitality and adaptability of the site.

5. Ignore, mute, ignore, mute, etc., as far as I know. Maybe mk, forwardslash, thenewgreen or insomniasexx can shed light on that. We could always invite a bunch of magical caribou to do a Reaping. Or . . . Thunderdome!

6. I think the way to do this is to make the effort to interact with users one enjoys interacting with, or whose posts/original content one enjoys. A lot of the existing users seem like they don't much care to go on tangents within threads, which does indeed help foster focused, intelligent discussion, but I love going off on those tangents with users. For example, I learned entirely too much about porcupine mating habits by going off on a tangent with insomniasexx one time.

I also don't like that users are seemingly treating hubski as "better reddit". I like hubski for hubski.