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I think HN does better than most because they remain non political and heavily moderate on the basis of relevance. Also because Dang is so active and impartial.
by xupybd 6y ago
I think HN does better than most because they remain non political and heavily moderate on the basis of relevance. Also because Dang is so active and impartial.
- runarberg 6y agoHN is really well moderated IMO and I think you are right in giving credit for its success to this superb moderation. However I think you are wrong in assuming HN has remained non-political. There is a lot of politics going on in most threads. While blatant partisan shoutouts are usually not voted to the top and remain at low impact. Participants regularly engage in heavy political discourse. This includes responsibility to security breaches, workers rights (especially those of tech workers; e.g. should remote working be encourage; is flexible vacation policy good actually), taxation policy (especially those around start-ups), housing policy, transportation policy, justification of international sanctions and their effects, etc.