4 ms·
I'm curious because it takes a lot of time and attention by moderators to keep the HN atmosphere as civil and informative as we experience now. How are the mod
by bhnmmhmd 9y ago
I'm curious because it takes a lot of time and attention by moderators to keep the HN atmosphere as civil and informative as we experience now.
How are the moderators compensated? There are no ads or anything on HN.
- whb07 9y agoDo you know what Y Combinator is? They are hugely successful and have enough operating funds to maintain more than one site like HN. Even if it was just a simple hobby site by PG and it actually cost him a non-trivial amount of money to run/maintain, he is still doing it. He likes his hobby so he takes money from his job/investments and spends it on his hobby. Just like you when you buy your computer game, how are you affording it?
- crypticlizard 9y agoThere are advertisements placed on the front page by yc companies looking to hire.
- bhnmmhmd 9y agoI always thought they're free.
- crypticlizard 9y agoIf it was free anyone could post ads looking to hire. It's exclusive advertising to a high value potential customer.