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The mods don't read threads, and don't respond to questions directed at them. Traffic on HN is too high for them to actively monitor. They depend upon users e
by fatbird 7y ago
The mods don't read threads, and don't respond to questions directed at them. Traffic on HN is too high for them to actively monitor. They depend upon users emailing them to alert them to issues with content.
Meta-comments like this are useless at best, trolling at worst.
- phreeza 7y agoI don't think this is accurate.
- fatbird 7y agoI've previously alerted the mods to threads of discussion within a post where one user was calling for the mods to nuke a blatantly anti-semitic post, and I emailed them. My email got a response, the plaintive posts in the thread didn't, and the mods said you need to email them to get their attention [0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21003570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21003570
- snisarenko 7y agoEven if mods don't respond. I think this comment is useful for the community as well. There is no dedicated meta-discussion section on hacker-news. So it has to happen somewhere. And no I am not trolling. I do value the high signal to noise ratio on HN, which is why I participate. My comment is meant to make not just mods, but users think about what counts as signal, versus noise on this forum.
- fatbird 7y agoI don't think you were trolling, but you were addressing the mods while aiming at the users, which is a coy sort of tactic to have a meta-discussion. Why not be more direct and address the community about whether a broader range of acceptable topics is desired?
- snisarenko 7y agoIf I appeared coy, I am sorry. That was not my intention. I've seen comments in several previous HN discussions respectfully address the mods. Based on this I assumed it was fair to address comments to mods if it helps improve quality of HN discussion.