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I like to think he's some kind of monk, a zen master of human forums, and a genuinely good person. At least any exchange I had with him or observed with all kin
by touisteur 4y ago
I like to think he's some kind of monk, a zen master of human forums, and a genuinely good person. At least any exchange I had with him or observed with all kinds of people have been full of humanity, while firm in his mission. I don't know how he does it, and I wish we'd celebrate him and people like him far more.
- samizdis 4y agoI posted a link elsewhere in this thread to this article [1] - The lonely work of moderating Hacker News (2019) - and you might like its author's insights/views, plus there are plentiful quotes from Dang and his colleague, Scott Bell. [edit to add: a comment in reply to this says that Scott no longer works at HN. Surely Dang can't be doing this solo nowadays?] [1] https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...
- touisteur 4y agoThanks for this. It makes me hopeful that we can find people and a process to keep things civil and somehow engaging in such a forum. Sure HN has its pains (and I'm an unconditional of the late n-gate site) but they don't come from moderation shenanigans. I also appreciate the pedagogy I often see. Some participants here have never been actively moderated and dang takes the time to explain as if the moderated person was one of the 10000 of the day.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoIt's just Dan now, I think. Scott no longer works for HN.
- interestica 4y agoI've always just hoped that he's not just one person.