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It's great that you will downvote comments and encourage other to do the same. This is what non-trolls have been doing forever and that will not solve the probl
by seibelj 10y ago
It's great that you will downvote comments and encourage other to do the same. This is what non-trolls have been doing forever and that will not solve the problem on its own. The best solution is to either accept reality and ignore the haters, or even better, think up some novel, innovative solution to crack the nut of online trolls. But that is very, very hard and no one has yet succeeded. Facebook does well because no one is anonymous. Reddit is a cesspool for the opposite reason, where each subreddit is only as strong as the moderation team and the users regularly flagging content.
- etjossem 10y agoIt's not a technical problem - it's a community problem. Some of us are happy to admit defeat and ignore bad behavior against marginalized groups, rather than actively responding to it, because it doesn't affect us nearly as deeply. This is the story of Reddit's 4chanization and it could be the story of HN too, if we don't make a point of caring about our guidelines.