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The problem with heavy-handed moderating, rather than relying on upvotes/downvotes/flags, is that it is more subject to bias. I'm happy to stipulate that bias d
by elicash 2y ago
The problem with heavy-handed moderating, rather than relying on upvotes/downvotes/flags, is that it is more subject to bias. I'm happy to stipulate that bias didn't play a role here -- I googled around and your reputation in this space is quite high! -- but it's also unknowable.
Btw, I'm pretty confident this getting removed from the front page before it was flagged wasn't "imaginary."
- dang 2y agoThe post fell off the front page because it set off the flamewar detector and also was flagged by lots of users. Moderators turned those penalties off after a while. (What I called imaginary was attributing HN outcomes to Elon, Garry, or Austen Allred (?!)) I'm not sure what heavy-handed moderating you might be referring to but if you want to mention some specific examples, I can try to respond. Mostly what people are complaining about right now is that mods aren't overriding user flags actively enough, so your comment seems a bit counter-trend (which is fine!)