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not a conspiracy, HN mods routinely delete stuff they don't personally like even when it doesn't go against the rules
by throwawayadvsec 3y ago
not a conspiracy, HN mods routinely delete stuff they don't personally like even when it doesn't go against the rules
- the_only_law 3y agoDon’t think I’ve ever seen the mods remove anything like that, plenty of user flags do that all the time though. The worst I’ve seen the mods here do is focus on the most pendantic, barely rule breaking comments while allowing explicitly off topic flamebait to simmer.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoThere are no real "HN mods", this isn't reddit. There is basically one admin, dang, who does not do this. What is actually happening is enough regular users who have been on the site long enough (myself included) just disagree that some particular piece of content belongs on this site, so they flag it. What people really have a problem with is not understanding that lots of other people just disagree with them.
- dang 3y agoThat's definitely not true. What specifically did you see that made you think that?