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Lobsters are a computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion.

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Lobsters features Highlight

Tags and Topicality
When links or stories are submitted, they must be tagged by the submitter from a list of predefined tags. Users can choose to filter out or subscribe to all submissions with particular tags (example: programming.rss) or combinations of tags (example: programming, audio.rss).
Invitation Tree
The full user tree is public and each user's profile shows who invited them. This provides some degree of accountability and helps identify voting rings.
Ranking
All story and comment ranking on this site comes from user activity. All users have equal votes, with no special priorities or penalties for specific users or domains.
Other Technical Features
Mailing list mode, Private messaging, Integrated search engine, Story merging, Fuzzy-matching of submitted story URLs, Hats, Stickers, and many more.

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