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Aside: Is HN so fragile that it requires end-users to police anomalous activity? Given the age and influence of the platform I'd assume dang and co. who moderat
by d4mi3n 5y ago
Aside: Is HN so fragile that it requires end-users to police anomalous activity? Given the age and influence of the platform I'd assume dang and co. who moderate and maintain the board are old hands at staying on top of manipulation of the platform.
Could any mods comment on this? _Should_ we be keeping an eye out and calling out odd activity? It'd be nice to avoid posts like __blockcipher__'s; while well intentioned I could see such commentary having a chilling effect on discourse.
- __blockcipher__ 5y agoNot sure if you saw it but another user pointed out that there's already a section in the guidelines about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29542871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29542871 > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. That guideline makes sense to me. I was previously unaware of it [the guideline] but the justification is sound, doubly so because it turned out the comments were genuine* :) My apologies. * Albeit at least one user presumably found the post via Twitter from following the author which is a little bit of a grey area
- d4mi3n 5y agoI was unaware of it as well, thanks for calling it out. I don't think you were wrong to call out your suspicions, I was just unaware of what controls or processes were in place (if any) to prevent the need for users to police stuff.
- abrookewood 5y agoI don't think it's fragile, but astroturfing is a serious problem for any popular platform. I actually appreciate the time that end-users take to check for inappropriate behaviour.
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