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Are you saying HN will not have an interesting discussion of content being removed and users being mentioned on an influential internet social platform "Reddit"
by kyawzazaw 6y ago
Are you saying HN will not have an interesting discussion of content being removed and users being mentioned on an influential internet social platform "Reddit" based on a mention of single person?
- dang 6y agoI'm saying that saying 'no thanks' to Reddit drama has been a function of HN moderation for as long as HN has existed. There are exceptions, of course, but as I've explained half a dozen times today, I don't see that this story clears the bar for that. I'd be willing to be wrong, but the low quality of the comments that have been posted about it so far has strengthened my sense that I'm not. The story is intensely interesting in a sensational way but that's not the same thing as intellectual interest, which is HN's mandate. By the way, I'm not saying that out of snobbish disrespect for Reddit. Reddit's an amazing place and an incredible achievement. HN is just a different sort of forum and moderation's job is to preserve the sort of forum HN is.