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I like that vouch goal, sounds great! Makes sense about releasing more stats - how about internally then? Could you take a look at the number of pro- and anti-
by RyanZAG 10y ago
I like that vouch goal, sounds great!
Makes sense about releasing more stats - how about internally then? Could you take a look at the number of pro- and anti-YC stories that you've turned the system off for and see if it seems unbiased? Often it's easy to judge each story one by one and think you're being unbiased. But we're all biased. Going back and checking those stats may reveal something you didn't think was happening. Or not. Not as any kind of placation, but more as an internal quality check so you know you're on the right track.
- dang 10y agoThat sounds like a good idea in principle. I'd be surprised if our perceptions were seriously off, because it literally is the first rule of HN moderation and something we practice consciously nearly every day, but you're right that we're not immune, any more than anybody else is.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoVouch already exists and has existed for awhile. I don't know why dang assumes so much about other's motives and future actions, but the account makes such allegations on the regular. The censorship and narrative feeding is very real here.