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The entire process of "approving" articles is democratic. The community of users decides what is interesting enough to appear on the front page. If you personal
by delinka 14y ago
The entire process of "approving" articles is democratic. The community of users decides what is interesting enough to appear on the front page. If you personally disagree that a particular article should be on the front page, well ... your only recourse is to flag it. If a democratic site is not what you want, then you don't want HN.
- davidw 14y agoActually, there are moderators who can and do kill stories, more or less according to the guidelines ( http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ). If a completely democratic site is what you want, you want reddit.