In terms of aesthetics and usability, HN is already pretty good, but I might tweak the colors for contrast, maybe increase the default font-size a bit, and play

In terms of aesthetics and usability, HN is already pretty good, but I might tweak the colors for contrast, maybe increase the default font-size a bit, and play around with the padding to give it a slightly better and more accessible look. In terms of functionality, I'd like to see a few items done for the sake of transparency and/or better content. * I'd like to see some page of HN dedicated to showing posts and that were deleted/blocked for spamming, and one for blocked/shadow-banned domains. In 99% of cases, the moderation seems fine, but there's a weird cult of sycophantic behavior on this site that refuses to believe in even the potential for mistakes being made or for bias to occur. I just want some transparency on what is blocked so it's easier to see if any patterns exist. * Vouching flagged posts should work differently. If you vouch for somebody in real life and they do something bad, your reputation suffers. Right now you can vouch for spam or bad posts with no penalty to you just by clicking a vouch button where you can't see who vouched for it. Users should put their money where their mouth is. A vouching should require a public comment by that user detailing why they vouch for it. If somebody vouches for viagra spam, everybody should see that. * It should be possible to respond to blocked and flagged posts/ for some limited time period after. In the 1% of cases that a moderator makes a mistake, or a good conversation is stymied, or something else happens, you should still be able to respond to give your side of the story or just post an email address to where followup discussions can occur. Abusive accounts should still be suspended, but this gives a better possibility to rectify moderation errors. * Quasi-nonymous posting should be possible. Obviously HN would still know who you are if there was an anonymous post button so users could still be blocked for grossly bad behavior, but it might open up the potential for more honest posts about certain topics if it didn't link to your name. * I don't want HN to turn into a pure image board, but sometimes referring to a diagram in a science or programming discussion can be useful. Is there a solution that enhances the quality of HN possible? I'd say yes. * It might be a good idea to list what users flag a post. If somebody is perenially being a busy-body and trying to stymie speech on a particular comment or has a hate-boner against certain things, it should be possible to see that in some way. If you're only flagging things that should be blocked like viagra spam, there's nothing to be concerned about.