According to this comment, it had 30 moderators in 2010 when it was a lot smaller: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1837288 https://news.ycombinator.com/it

According to this comment, it had 30 moderators in 2010 when it was a lot smaller: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1837288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1837288 It's source page gives a 404 "not found" error. The current official mod in charge pretty consistently says "no moderators did x." This handle of mine only dates to 2017, but I originally joined in 2009, so I have no idea how long you have been hanging here, but I would be really shocked if they needed 30 moderators in 2010 and now have literally one guy doing all the moderation work by himself entirely. I also doubt that people really in the know are posting here with "insider" info that wasn't cleared by staff. It's not my business. I don't feel they need to tell me such info. But I have no reason to believe your uncited assertion that you can say X "with confidence" is reliable info of any sort.