Comment by dang
10 years ago
As an HN user, I've never thought of it as a warning sign. And "green" can of course mean "new" as well as "go".
The color choice is moot, though, because green usernames have been around for so long that we're not likely to change them.
If people really don't like the green sites, we're happy to plunge them back under the moderator-only covers. But maybe let's try them for a while? In practice I think they're pretty cool.
I agree. And even if green does signify "good", I don't think that's a bad thing here. I'd rather be drawn towards fresh sources first. Those items are likely to require more oversight, and voting (and potentially flagging) as well.
Red is more auspicious than green in China, though green is also generally favourably viewed. Except for hats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_in_Chinese_culture#Green