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Not a capability problem then, simply gatekeeping.
by system2 3y ago
Not a capability problem then, simply gatekeeping.
- dredmorbius 3y agoNo. Moderator time is a capacity limitation: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725> Throwing more messages (not necessarily signal) onto the queue likely won't help that. Keep in mind that spurious or abusive reports are frequent characteristics of such systems. Who precisely is being "gatekept" through a reliance on email? Even this highly-pseudonymous space alien cat replying to you now manages to get through that particular hurdle, and in fact, anyone, whether they have an HN account or not, who does have an email account (much of the online public) can at least in theory reach HN mods. So, say, if you happen to be some third party who's being affected, abused, misrepresented, etc., on HN, it's possible to reach moderators directly with no further site interactions required. Contrast with virtually all online ticketing or contact systems which otherwise mandate a site-specific account or profile.