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And on HN, the stories about it that were on the front page vanished pretty quickly. Of course, I think that might be due to political-story related 'gravity'
by Natsu 10y ago
And on HN, the stories about it that were on the front page vanished pretty quickly.
Of course, I think that might be due to political-story related 'gravity' at work. I didn't see dang or anyone else comment, though, and they normally do if they've done any sort of moderation.
- ihsw 10y agoHN mods will remove anything that isn't tangentially related to tech. In this case, since it's Google, it can stay.
- DanBC 10y agoThat's absolutely untrue. HN mods (dang especially) frequently talk about how HN is not just for tech. HN users flag political posts.
- headShrinker 10y agoFrom what I see on a daily basis, mods do a really good job of curating articles focused on so many different topics with an even slight tie-in to the tech industry. This is one of the more interesting link aggragate sites or even original content sites. As a vehement bernier I'm thankful that HN didn't turn in a Bernie or Clinton voice box. During some really heated but frivolous political debates, HN was my sanctuary.
- dang 10y agoIt's nice to see an HN user commenting about moderation transparency (also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12148846 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12148846), but I feel obliged to let you know that the way it works is more complicated than this. We don't post comments about every sort of moderation—it would lead to too many comments and many more meta-style arguments, which would make HN worse. If you want more information you're welcome to ask us at hn@ycombinator.com.