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This script will automatically remove comments you made that go under 1 point. * This was just to keep me typing ruby for a few hours. However, this post made

This script will automatically remove comments you made that go under 1 point. * This was just to keep me typing ruby for a few hours. However, this post made it to the top 3 posts, then was removed from the top page by the moderators. It is demoralizing to have it 'hidden' for no specified reason silently.

NicoJuicy 8y ago
I had some "bad comments", but they shouldn't be deleted. Everyone had their opinion, you don't have to follow the group if you have a different one. Ps. You should have the dignity to not do it while your drunk though :p
- mikekchar 8y ago
  I think it's fair if you say something that you now find embarrassing to remove it. Lesson learned and all that. If you need a script to find all the embarrassing posts, then... you might want to consider that the script is not really helping you solve the real problem ;-) It might be better to start again.
- nikk1 8y ago
  We all have bad opinions sometimes. I look back at my Reddit comment history (an account that I've had for about 10 years) and I cringe at some of the stuff that I've said before. Keeping the cringey stuff around reminds me how I've changed over time. Although if it wasn't anonymous, I would probably clean it up. But since nobody knows who I am, it doesn't matter :P
  - simonh 8y ago
    I've always used an online identifier that's recognizably me. I find it keeps me grounded, but in the current environment with companies checking social media before hiring I understand people wanting to use anonymous IDs. Anyone can have a lapse.
- vonmoltke 8y ago
  > Everyone had their opinion, you don't have to follow the group if you have a different one. I feel like discussions on this site started going downhill when PG decided "votes == agreement" was acceptable. Expressing a well-structured and well-researched opinion should not engender downvotes, while empty sound bites should. Sadly, what actually happens now depends on which side of the mob the post falls.
  - resters 8y ago
    Very true. An upvote should mean “this is well put” or “this is interesting” not “go team”.
  - crankylinuxuser 8y ago
    Transparency is the big thing here. And yet, HN is one big opaque pile of SV. Scores? Nah we keep them secret from others. Who downvoted/silenced someone? We don't discuss that. Unpopular opinion, but intellectually interesting? Someone (mods or others) silence and rate limit you. Your opinion does not matter. Mods threaten you for "ideological rants"... Its because it was not in the interests of SV/HN. How dare you discuss 'unapproved topics'. We have better solutions right now. But at this moment, we have no clue what these scores actually are- its information assymetry at its worst. Reversing public scores would be a start. Publishing who up/downvoted would be another. Showing flagged and killed would be a further step in the right direction of transparency. And so would also getting rid of hellbanning. But, we end up with mob justice, overseen by a trite dictatorship.
    - pjc50 8y ago
      Publishing voters is a move towards, not away from, "mob justice".
    - NicoJuicy 8y ago
      I don't agree and didn't downvoted. But it's simply not a good argument though. Eg. Who downvoted me? Let's check out there previous post and downvote all of the comments. Put a HN alert on it, so I can make his life hell... The mods do a good work though, eg. I would like to talk politics, but there is a reason that it's ignored ( correctly so, for quality of the comments) And please, don't let anyone discuss 10 threads why he's downvoted to go off-topic. I would appreciate better replies if it happens, but that's hard to crack.
lettergram 8y ago
I clearly see this comment heavily grayed out... So, I'm guessing it'll disappear soon? Also, for the record I still index all comments on HN in near, real-time: https://hnprofile.com/ https://hnprofile.com/ I'd argue some of the most negative comments are not actually down voted. I've had very pleasant comments get down voted as well, and even comments swing from negative votes to positive. I don't think this helps with any of those, or the poor comments you made. It's just karma management.
kentbrew 8y ago
How many Hacker News points equals one GitHub star, anyway? Is there a Coinbase-like thing for Internet Points?
- paulie_a 8y ago
  What if you are not interested in github stars?
dang 8y ago
Moderators didn't touch the post or even see it until a little while ago. Whatever happened was determined by user flags and software.
- ransom1538 8y ago
  Thanks dang. You are correct. I apologize for that incorrect statement. Another moderator (scott) mentioned this to me. Either way it was a good test of a possible (terrible) feature. BUT :) Ironically, I can't edit that comment. PS! Thanks for your hard work!!!
  - dang 8y ago
    No worries! Ah yes, I didn't see that email thread before I posted the above.

NicoJuicy 8y ago

I had some "bad comments", but they shouldn't be deleted. Everyone had their opinion, you don't have to follow the group if you have a different one. Ps. You should have the dignity to not do it while your drunk though :p

mikekchar 8y ago
I think it's fair if you say something that you now find embarrassing to remove it. Lesson learned and all that. If you need a script to find all the embarrassing posts, then... you might want to consider that the script is not really helping you solve the real problem ;-) It might be better to start again.
nikk1 8y ago
We all have bad opinions sometimes. I look back at my Reddit comment history (an account that I've had for about 10 years) and I cringe at some of the stuff that I've said before. Keeping the cringey stuff around reminds me how I've changed over time. Although if it wasn't anonymous, I would probably clean it up. But since nobody knows who I am, it doesn't matter :P
- simonh 8y ago
  I've always used an online identifier that's recognizably me. I find it keeps me grounded, but in the current environment with companies checking social media before hiring I understand people wanting to use anonymous IDs. Anyone can have a lapse.
vonmoltke 8y ago
> Everyone had their opinion, you don't have to follow the group if you have a different one. I feel like discussions on this site started going downhill when PG decided "votes == agreement" was acceptable. Expressing a well-structured and well-researched opinion should not engender downvotes, while empty sound bites should. Sadly, what actually happens now depends on which side of the mob the post falls.
- resters 8y ago
  Very true. An upvote should mean “this is well put” or “this is interesting” not “go team”.
- crankylinuxuser 8y ago
  Transparency is the big thing here. And yet, HN is one big opaque pile of SV. Scores? Nah we keep them secret from others. Who downvoted/silenced someone? We don't discuss that. Unpopular opinion, but intellectually interesting? Someone (mods or others) silence and rate limit you. Your opinion does not matter. Mods threaten you for "ideological rants"... Its because it was not in the interests of SV/HN. How dare you discuss 'unapproved topics'. We have better solutions right now. But at this moment, we have no clue what these scores actually are- its information assymetry at its worst. Reversing public scores would be a start. Publishing who up/downvoted would be another. Showing flagged and killed would be a further step in the right direction of transparency. And so would also getting rid of hellbanning. But, we end up with mob justice, overseen by a trite dictatorship.
  - pjc50 8y ago
    Publishing voters is a move towards, not away from, "mob justice".
  - NicoJuicy 8y ago
    I don't agree and didn't downvoted. But it's simply not a good argument though. Eg. Who downvoted me? Let's check out there previous post and downvote all of the comments. Put a HN alert on it, so I can make his life hell... The mods do a good work though, eg. I would like to talk politics, but there is a reason that it's ignored ( correctly so, for quality of the comments) And please, don't let anyone discuss 10 threads why he's downvoted to go off-topic. I would appreciate better replies if it happens, but that's hard to crack.

lettergram 8y ago

I clearly see this comment heavily grayed out... So, I'm guessing it'll disappear soon? Also, for the record I still index all comments on HN in near, real-time: https://hnprofile.com/ https://hnprofile.com/ I'd argue some of the most negative comments are not actually down voted. I've had very pleasant comments get down voted as well, and even comments swing from negative votes to positive. I don't think this helps with any of those, or the poor comments you made. It's just karma management.

kentbrew 8y ago

How many Hacker News points equals one GitHub star, anyway? Is there a Coinbase-like thing for Internet Points?

paulie_a 8y ago
What if you are not interested in github stars?

dang 8y ago

Moderators didn't touch the post or even see it until a little while ago. Whatever happened was determined by user flags and software.

ransom1538 8y ago
Thanks dang. You are correct. I apologize for that incorrect statement. Another moderator (scott) mentioned this to me. Either way it was a good test of a possible (terrible) feature. BUT :) Ironically, I can't edit that comment. PS! Thanks for your hard work!!!
- dang 8y ago
  No worries! Ah yes, I didn't see that email thread before I posted the above.