Is HN a healthy online community? Yes The moderation scheme makes it harder to troll, so you actually have to come up with some clever insights in order to tr

Is HN a healthy online community? Yes The moderation scheme makes it harder to troll, so you actually have to come up with some clever insights in order to troll effectively. Though, when people need to back up their comments, the quality improves. Articles/links that are voted up are often interesting or insightful. On the other hand, participants are still somewhat married to preconcieved ideas, so moderations and comments are sometimes shallow and predictable. It's still hard to come through, though better grounds for free-thinking than many other forums. Humour is often lost here.