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i find it interesting that some users on here think stories are being censored; it happens about once or twice a month. why? i believe paul graham and any mod
by debt 14y ago
i find it interesting that some users on here think stories are being censored; it happens about once or twice a month.
why?
i believe paul graham and any moderators know full well the damaging effects censorship has on a community. why do some of you guys or gals constantly think there is some conspiracy?
- onemorepassword 14y agoI find the denial interesting. It's quite obviously happening, and pg & co have regularly confirmed it. HN is heavily moderated, and the moderation is not particularly transparent. You can argue that it's a good thing and it keeps HN nice and clean, but denying it is... kind of scary really.
- edwardunknown 14y agoThey seem to be censoring scandalous gossipy stuff like this and the Donglegate story. Out of good taste or some other motivation, I don't know. The problem is when you start doing that you open yourself up to accusations of vote-rigging, getting your buddies on the front page, etc. It's a bad road to go down but they're definitely on it.
- shardling 14y agoWhen there reports that Adria had been fired, stories about it were actively removed because it wasn't yet clear whether it was true or a hoax. So it's already a given that censorship of some type takes place.