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I realize that dang's role is literally THE moderator of HN (for which I am greatful) but I agree with my siblings: this is actually topical and on point. I liv
by SomeHacker44 5y ago
I realize that dang's role is literally THE moderator of HN (for which I am greatful) but I agree with my siblings: this is actually topical and on point. I lived through the fall of the Berlin wall, from afar, and my ancestors were persecuted and killed in WW2, and I lived in fear of my own heritage. So I think this is a reasonable comment.
- tptacek 5y agoAttempting a summary from years of following the moderator comments: it's not just the substance, but how the substance is conveyed. You can write a comment making the connection between the German experience and what's going on now --- a sibling comment sort of did --- but you have to do it carefully. Otherwise, you're pattern-matched in with the other sorts of one-line comments that invoke the Stasi, and the important thing moderation is trying to do is to modulate the impact comments have on the conversation, so that pattern-matching matters.