> The fact that a discussion about potential threats to open scientific repositories could be flagged/censored on HN effectively proves the very point being dis

> The fact that a discussion about potential threats to open scientific repositories could be flagged/censored on HN effectively proves the very point being discussed - how platforms meant for technical and scientific discourse can be compromised by non-technical factors. You should also known, that some of the accounts who posted some of these links who get flagged within seconds, got throttles set on them, that included how many stories they can post every 24 hours and that include actual number of comments or replies on threads, sometimes causing them to being unable to reply to an actual question from somebody. Some of these accounts have years here, and never had similar throttles put on them. Moderating HN is a task I don't envy, and appreciate @dang work immensely...But like they say, transparency is the best disinfectant. Or maybe the usual mods are being overruled?