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It was very mild stuff. Even if HN is shadowbanning, as you say, I can't imagine the comments in question drawing that action.

tekla 4y ago
HN admins have a very very VERY short fuse
- aliqot 4y ago
  Also regardless what people say votes ARE being bot manipulated if you criticize the right power-posters. There's a list so far of a small handful of people, with an associated range of downvotes that will be incurred all at once as soon as the author notices. Initially I thought I was thinking too highly of myself, but when a 30 minute pause happens in someone's post history, and then shortly after their scathing rebuttal graces my reply the predicted downvotes arrive in short fashion within a small window of time. I saw it, I suspected it, I tested it. It's pointless to report 'thought leaders', without them here, and without their patronage of YC, a lot of followers would just follow them where they go. I would not be surprised if some of these 'power posters' have been given light moderation privileges.
  - nkurz 4y ago
    > regardless what people say votes ARE being bot manipulated if you criticize the right power-posters My guess would be that downvotes like this happen occasionally, but there is no formal list, and no automated system involved. I also doubt it's officially or unofficially approved of by the site. What makes you think this is done systematically by "bots", rather than case-by-base by individuals loyal to the person that was criticized? > I would not be surprised if some of these 'power posters' have been given light moderation privileges. Dan has indeed confirmed that some users have "light moderation privileges": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31240711 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31240711. He mentions "longstanding HN users", which probably has some overlap with "power posters".
    - dang 4y ago
      That last comment doesn't refer to voting, so I'm not sure if it's related to the GP's point or not.
  - dang 4y ago
    I'd be happy to tell you what's happening but I don't understand what you're saying. It would help if you'd mention specific links.
- dang 4y ago
  It doesn't feel very short.

tekla 4y ago

HN admins have a very very VERY short fuse

aliqot 4y ago
Also regardless what people say votes ARE being bot manipulated if you criticize the right power-posters. There's a list so far of a small handful of people, with an associated range of downvotes that will be incurred all at once as soon as the author notices. Initially I thought I was thinking too highly of myself, but when a 30 minute pause happens in someone's post history, and then shortly after their scathing rebuttal graces my reply the predicted downvotes arrive in short fashion within a small window of time. I saw it, I suspected it, I tested it. It's pointless to report 'thought leaders', without them here, and without their patronage of YC, a lot of followers would just follow them where they go. I would not be surprised if some of these 'power posters' have been given light moderation privileges.
- nkurz 4y ago
  > regardless what people say votes ARE being bot manipulated if you criticize the right power-posters My guess would be that downvotes like this happen occasionally, but there is no formal list, and no automated system involved. I also doubt it's officially or unofficially approved of by the site. What makes you think this is done systematically by "bots", rather than case-by-base by individuals loyal to the person that was criticized? > I would not be surprised if some of these 'power posters' have been given light moderation privileges. Dan has indeed confirmed that some users have "light moderation privileges": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31240711 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31240711. He mentions "longstanding HN users", which probably has some overlap with "power posters".
  - dang 4y ago
    That last comment doesn't refer to voting, so I'm not sure if it's related to the GP's point or not.
- dang 4y ago
  I'd be happy to tell you what's happening but I don't understand what you're saying. It would help if you'd mention specific links.
dang 4y ago
It doesn't feel very short.