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Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by dooglius » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:22 AM UTC

pvg wrote: post #370

dooglius wrote: post #365

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That's fair from your perspective -- although the parent's question is what would subjectively satisfy me . I don't keep a log of such instances, and I don't see a way to view my vouched posts, but it is something I observe often enough.

Sure, but the reason that question is being raised is so that we can decide for ourselves how good your evidence is - both conceptually and concretely. It certainly doesn't mean you have to share it but it makes the discussion actually meaningful. Your vouched items should be visible to you at https://news.ycombinator.com/vouched?id=dooglius

Ah, I meant comments rather than posts (and I think flagging posts has a different meaning since one cannot downvote posts) but it looks like comments are visible by adding `&kind=comment`. Anyway, the most recent comment I vouched is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43530295 which I think is a good example of what I'm talking about.

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:24 AM UTC

DistractionRect wrote: post #219

codetrotter wrote: post #160

In the classic tradition of thinking that “dang” is pronounced “dang” and not “Dan G.” I propose that we read “tomhow” as “Tomh Ow”.

If you torture it a bit, you can make it "tomorrow" said with a weird accent. To mh ow

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Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by blackqueeriroh » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:28 AM UTC

layer8 wrote: post #133

raverbashing wrote: post #111

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A lot of it boils down on dang being oversubscribed. And having some automations to help him

What do you mean by “oversubscribed”? Automation, sure. But people need to sleep sometime, and maybe also have some life outside HN, for mental health. ;)

I think what comment OP is saying is that dang was working more than was healthy - “oversubscribed” meaning “subscribed above capacity,” i.e. “doing yeoman’s work,” “doing the work of two people,” “that man is like a machine,” “do you ever sleep, dude?” etc

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by BergAndCo » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:41 AM UTC

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Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by BergAndCo » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:43 AM UTC

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Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by BergAndCo » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:48 AM UTC

ddingus wrote: post #53

Observation: How lucky are we that our contributions here warrant two fine moderators? I just read Tom's brief story on how he arrived here and what it means and felt... I don't really have a quick word for it. I know I am better for having spent time here. Oh, I got it! A tiny bit spoiled, but in the best of ways. Yeah, that is what I felt. How lucky we are indeed. :)

Do you have showdead enabled to see how many good comments are being unfairly censored? Otherwise this is just survivorship bias talking.

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by jgord » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 2:54 AM UTC

BergAndCo wrote: post #394

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upvoted.. not because I agree, but because dissent has to be tolerated in a civil society.

I would like to see more discussion on HN around topics that seem unpopular here, and are perhaps politically divisive .. such as : economic inequality, climate change, demographic crunch

Somewhere between the prevailing economic malaise, cynicism and despair ... and tech-bro fan-boi greedy optimism : there might be a middle way where we can use the new technologies of AI to actually improve our lives and create wide wealth generation, and more prosperity for the middle class.

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by orliesaurus » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 3:02 AM UTC

I immediately thought of the wrestler LMAO

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by MatthiasPortzel » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 3:05 AM UTC

jgord wrote: post #397

BergAndCo wrote: post #394

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upvoted.. not because I agree, but because dissent has to be tolerated in a civil society. I would like to see more discussion on HN around topics that seem unpopular here, and are perhaps politically divisive .. such as : economic inequality, climate change, demographic crunch Somewhere between the prevailing economic malaise, cynicism and despair ... and tech-bro fan-boi greedy optimism : there might be a middle wa…

I am firm believer in the right to free speech and the importance of expressing ideas that are contrary to the general cultural attitude.

That’s why I turn on the Show Dead setting on HN, and I love that HN has that feature.

Save your upvotes for people positively contributing.

Re: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

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Post by roflyear » Thu, Apr 03, 2025, 3:18 AM UTC

mac-mc wrote: post #70

roflyear wrote: post #51

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I agree it depends on the definition. Quite honestly my vibe, and really that is all it is for any of us discussing this, is pretty much anything more aggressive than my comment above (or even including my comment above, once more people read it). I definitely DO NOT mean clear hate speech, etc.. that's not my point at all.

So, do you mean you don't like tone policing? You can say pretty much anything as long as the tone stays intellectual and doesn't go into brain damage politics, harassment, or conspiracy zone where it's being banned because it's off-topic and, frankly, exhausting and unproductive.

No, and if you read the tone of my posts and even the tone of dang (and others) here I would argue that my tone is not out of line and arguably more polite.

But I'm the one that is rate limited in this thread and prevented from interacting with people politely.