We do have some mechanisms to control activity that we don't want, but we do need to be level-headed enough to use it. > what makes you think that HN is more i

We do have some mechanisms to control activity that we don't want, but we do need to be level-headed enough to use it. > what makes you think that HN is more immune to this sort of thing than a community like Twitter or reddit? I've always perceived HN as fairly elitist, e.g. composed of many top earners and skilled people. The term is often meant negatively; in this case it might be a positive feature. Reminding people that they're on HN, where I think most expect a higher standard than on Twitter or reddit, might make them try to be better. I'm not saying we are composed of some elite, just observing that it's often perceived that way and that we can actually try to use that notion in a good way, to improve the conversation.