HN Moderation Debate
Users discuss, complain about, defend, and question the moderation practices, policies, and actions of moderators on Hacker News, including concerns over censorship, content removal, and calls for moderator intervention.
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Yup, seems like no moderation is taking place...
don't they have like moderators to take care of that?
What are your complaints about moderation?
Hey dang, where's your moderation?
Might be worth talking with the moderators regarding the concern.
I'm aware of moderation. What else?
So the moderators count for nothing?
This is what moderators are for.
I can't speak for the mods but I think you're fine in this case.
A small tweak of moderation policy shouldn't destroy them.