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>We need more people on HN to take a stand like this, downvotes be damned. As the funding dries up the community will close ranks even more so. We are already
by aguyfromnb 7y ago
>We need more people on HN to take a stand like this, downvotes be damned.
As the funding dries up the community will close ranks even more so. We are already getting to the point on this forum where anything not outwardly positive (not even "negative") said about certain subjects is instantly donwvoted. Being as how downvoting is something that requires 500 karma, these are not bots or spam accounts; they are veteran members, preventing balanced discourse from occurring ("slow down").
- 3733782263 7y agoI'd say we're well past that point. I gave up ages ago and just spam throwaways now. Dang says it undermines the sense of community when people do that, I think the community already does a fine job of undermining itself.