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End to the passive-aggressive hellbans and service degradations (e.g. slowban, rankban) for obviously non-spamming users. Re-show comment karma in order to res
by michaelochurch 13y ago
End to the passive-aggressive hellbans and service degradations (e.g. slowban, rankban) for obviously non-spamming users.
Re-show comment karma in order to restore trust, in the wake of awareness of rankbanning, since that will provide transparency in comment placement.
Hacker News still has a community advantage. (I'll take HN's irritating-- but at least book-smart-- libertarian naifs over the actual idiots of most forums any day). The moderation could use some work, though.
- rrpadhy 13y agoEffective moderation is always a pain. The biggest curse of moderation is the inability to keep everyone happy. However, it is a necessary evil, which can not be avoided as well. This point does give me an idea on how to handle the moderation a bit better though. Let me polish the idea, before telling more about it.