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That's not how HN discussions go. For example, 50% of all discussions end up turning to people complaining about global warming. Pretty much 100% of all discuss
by rsj_hn 5y ago
That's not how HN discussions go. For example, 50% of all discussions end up turning to people complaining about global warming. Pretty much 100% of all discussions about anything that any tech company does veer off into general condemnations of capitalism and "big tech".
I mean, I admire the idea of message discipline, but it seems strange to enforce this rule so selectively.
- tptacek 5y agoSorry, no. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=author%3Adang%20tangent%20ideological&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
- rsj_hn 5y agoThe fact that there are no hits except for one 4 months ago and the next one six months ago proves my point about very selective enforcement.
- dang 5y agoThe wording of moderation comments varies over time, and plenty of moderation doesn't come with comments, so you can't draw such conclusions. If you want more examples, try these: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20tangent&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... or this: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20flame&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... The purpose of linking to old moderation comments isn't statistical, it's to explain the principles we use.