Thank you, Dang! I didn't know about you until I read this thread. Is it really just _one_ moderator on HN? I imagine it's more than a full-time job to manage that...
Tell HN: Thank You Dang
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#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is extremely tiring moderating a forum. PG even said it is worst than doing a Startup. And if you have done any sort of public forum moderation, you will know you could get burn out very quickly .
From ~14 to 23, I volunteer moderated some gaming forums (~300k+ user size). By and large, it wasn't terrible. Most people are nice and some have bad days. What it did convince me of was the immense value of (a) down-featuring new users & (b) temp-banning. Most of the trouble stemmed from either new users (by definition, uncultured) or a small subset of toxic users. Because ultimately, communities are like biological…
>down-featuring new users
What is this?
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#203Yes, thanks! HN is one place on the web where the commenters graciously hold each other to a high standard.
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#204I'm pretty new to HN and didn't realize all of it was moderated by one person(s?). That's a gargantuan job, thanks so much, Dang!
Does Dang ever write about what it's like to moderate HN, and what tools s/he/they have at their disposal? Also, is Dang almost like a Satoshi or is it a real person??
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#205The "invisible hand" of dang, but very much visible result that most every one appreciates when coming to HN. Thank you!
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#206basically, "Dang moderates in a way that's good for me".
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#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
:s/Controversial/nonsensical/g
:s/nonsensical opinions/opinions I disagree with/g
No, not really. You can't 'disagree' with pedophile politician rings any more than you can disagree with the moon landing having taken place. The one is reality, the other is not. That's what the nonsensical stands for.
It is quite interesting what people are willing to believe when individuals in power state these things with great certainty. But personally I prefer to have my fiction and real-world views separated by a healthy dose of skepticism.
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#208I'm pretty new to HN and didn't realize all of it was moderated by one person(s?). That's a gargantuan job, thanks so much, Dang! Does Dang ever write about what it's like to moderate HN, and what tools s/he/they have at their disposal? Also, is Dang almost like a Satoshi or is it a real person??
This article might be a good starting point if you want to know more: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...
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#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
From ~14 to 23, I volunteer moderated some gaming forums (~300k+ user size). By and large, it wasn't terrible. Most people are nice and some have bad days. What it did convince me of was the immense value of (a) down-featuring new users & (b) temp-banning. Most of the trouble stemmed from either new users (by definition, uncultured) or a small subset of toxic users. Because ultimately, communities are like biological…
>down-featuring new users What is this?
I assume they meant restrictions or limits are applied to new users. New users could be prevented from creating a new topic or be limited on the amount of comments they can make.
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#210For anyone looking for a Thanksgiving-evening behind the scenes deep dive, here's some lite reading: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... Thank you dang! HN is one of the few places on the internet that feels the same as it did 10 years ago.
"He renamed the site Hacker News, and expanded its focus to include “anything that good hackers would find interesting . . . anything that gratifies one’s intellectual curiosity."
Well, that about describes it :3