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And all because of a legitimate policy goal of preventing the destruction of an insightful commenting community due to the chaos that would ensue if unrestraine
by mpyne 13y ago
And all because of a legitimate policy goal of preventing the destruction of an insightful commenting community due to the chaos that would ensue if unrestrained posting were always allowed.
Ironic indeed.
- jusben1369 13y agoRight. To those who support the policies they make total sense. Without them there'd be unknown chaos. Good add.
- dasil003 13y agoFor the umpteenth time, moderation is not censorship. HN is akin to a private club not a country that you are born into forced to live in. And furthermore, the chaos is anything but unknown. It is mob/troll rule ala slashdot/reddit/4chan and every other online community that grows beyond a critical mass.
- jusben1369 13y agoTo Censor: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable. So this is censoring speech. They have the right to do it as they're a private entity. But don't confuse their right to censor with the definition of censorship. I see that happen a lot.