> Relying on the humans here to self censor has never worked in the history of man. They're guidelines. HN is based almost entirely on self-censorship, and mod

> Relying on the humans here to self censor has never worked in the history of man. They're guidelines. HN is based almost entirely on self-censorship, and moderation has always been light at best, partly due to the moderator-to-comment ratio. Of course the HN guidelines often fail to be observed, which is nothing new.