As a thought excersize I've been going through your comments @dang to see what the state of moderation currently looks like. From what I can tell it is a very

As a thought excersize I've been going through your comments @dang to see what the state of moderation currently looks like. From what I can tell it is a very difficult job right now and I do not envy that. I read through this last reply and it did make me smirk because I think your reply was quite pointed and apt. I do wonder though if you internally down weight the effect HN has on the overall tech sphere. It seems like it is sort of the "online salon" of the tech and I think people have come to see HN as a source of ... guidance(?) in a world of such poor online discourse. I think the last few years have definitely shown the power that online sites have to not only effect discourse but to sway elections and much more. I'm not saying that is currently happening with HN but I do think it's worth reflecting where HN sits in the world and whether it has the proper tools to not succumb to the world of online bots / trolls. Maybe it matters, maybe it doesn't but it appears to a large number of people (who may hold more influcial positions in tech than might realize) that it does matter. Anyways just some thoughts.