Two days after this was posted I found my home IP blocked from Hacker News (or rather slowbanned to the point that Cloudfare gives up), reinforcing everything I

Two days after this was posted I found my home IP blocked from Hacker News (or rather slowbanned to the point that Cloudfare gives up), reinforcing everything I said above. Was it really necessary to ban him? I found this post very insightful not just with respect to HN, but in regards to moderation of social websites in general. While his criticism of specific people is harsh, he does make some worthwhile points about transparency and conflict of interest and how they can potentially affect the nature and course of discussion.