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From the HN guidelines, https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: "Please don't post insinuations abou
by guelo 7y ago
From the HN guidelines, https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html:
"Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email us and we'll look at the data."
Also,
"Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
- throwawaysea 7y agoI'll admit I saw this bit in the HN guidelines previously. I finally said something on this topic anyways, because I've seen other commenters also point out the same in other citylab discussions recently, and feel it is a problem in the community. The voting mechanisms here makes discussions less diverse. I'm especially not fond of the feature where downvoted comments are marked 'dead' or have their font color changed to make them less readable. Leaving aside the obvious accessibility concerns, it leads to echo chambers, just with a slower degradation rate than say Twitter or Reddit.
- Pfhreak 7y agoDid you do the thing the guidelines suggested? (Emailing the site admins?) What was the response?