> The short version is that for HN moderation there is a dispassionate algorithm that punishes "fights" and sometimes dang actively performs an action that lets

> The short version is that for HN moderation there is a dispassionate algorithm that punishes "fights" and sometimes dang actively performs an action that lets the fight happen, but he doesn't actively stop fight provoking content. I don’t think the last part is true. As moderator, dang does have the ability to manually down rank posts based on the HN guidelines as well as what he views is good enough for HN.