I'm always worried about loosing something nice I've found. HN is so unique in that you have topics ranging from sea shells to semi conductors and beyond. 9/10 times I view the comments even before opening the article. It speaks of where my priorities are at and I'm sure it's similar for the others.
If for whatever reason HN changes, where will you be flocking to next for the goods that only HN could provide until then?
Probably going through my HN favorite list and save as much content as possible. Like "Ask HN: What are some more authentic online forums?" <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20941191" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20941191</a>
<a href="https://soylentnews.org" rel="nofollow">https://soylentnews.org</a><p><a href="https://lobste.rs" rel="nofollow">https://lobste.rs</a><p>If starting a new site, note that pipedot.org is a clean reimplementation of slashdot.org that didn't gain a critical mass of users. Source code here: <a href="http://pipedot.org/source" rel="nofollow">http://pipedot.org/source</a><p>An old version of the reddit source is still around. With the right moderation, that could be like HN.