Like some other people point out: Invitation-only means trolls are less likely to show up. But the higher end of quality is not significantly better than HN.
If anything, it might be worse.
My experience with the moderation there is that some people post clear self-promotion articles, but when I attempted to post my things, I get told that this content is not welcome on the site. Why my content is not welcome and other people's self-promotional articles are I don't quite understand, but it is obvious they don't need me on the website.
Like some other people point out: Invitation-only means trolls are less likely to show up. But the higher end of quality is not significantly better than HN.
If anything, it might be worse.
My experience with the moderation there is that some people post clear self-promotion articles, but when I attempted to post my things, I get told that this content is not welcome on the site. Why my content is not welcome and other people's self-promotional articles are I don't quite understand, but it is obvious they don't need me on the website.