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Obscurity is extremely good at filtering out low to medium skilled griefers. It won’t stop anyone who is highly motivated, but it will slow them down significan
by kayodelycaon 1y ago
Obscurity is extremely good at filtering out low to medium skilled griefers. It won’t stop anyone who is highly motivated, but it will slow them down significantly.
Hacker News is small enough that obscurity would give moderators enough time to detect bad actors and update rules if necessary.
- johnisgood 1y agoIs HN really that small, considering "HN hug of death"? If it really is small, then hey, we may have already talked! :)
- kayodelycaon 1y agoHacker News is a single forum with a tiny attack surface. Literally any e-commerce site has larger and more critical infrastructure to protect.
- johnisgood 1y agoOh, you meant small in that way. My bad.