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Since HN is manually unflagging political posts, and not enforcing the 'uses HN for political advocacy' guideline the site is generally more combatative and the
by nailer 1y ago
Since HN is manually unflagging political posts, and not enforcing the 'uses HN for political advocacy' guideline the site is generally more combatative and there's a lot more hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the front page.
- gonzobonzo 1y agoI've noticed this as well. It feels more and more like Reddit everyday.
- modeless 1y agoThe problem with having a site-wide rule against complaining that the site is becoming Reddit is that when it actually becomes true you're prohibited from telling the truth.
- robocat 1y agoThere is no site-wide prohibition - which is obvious since these comments would be prohibited. There are guidelines and each guideline is mostly loosely encouraged by the community here by downvoting - in effect becoming community standards. However a well written exception can receive upvotes (even though strictly against guidelines) because it is a community and individual judgement mostly gets priority. Flagging is different because it is a much stronger signal of violation of norms, however it is still mostly a signal from the HN user community. The moderation balance on HN appears to be quite functional to me (although I'm happy with many guidelines that others fight against). Just my opinion on the topic.