This is a good point, and explains why HN is comparatively quite good while a large number of subreddits (especially the biggest ones) are a complete shitshow.

This is a good point, and explains why HN is comparatively quite good while a large number of subreddits (especially the biggest ones) are a complete shitshow. The problem that I see is that many subreddit mods erroneously think they are Dan-level.