Thank you to dang and sctb • Hacker News Board

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 5:45 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #83

danso wrote: post #79

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I didn't downvote but I think others might have because you leveled an allegation so vague as to be irrefutable. I think dang has been a great mod and have only seen the interactions that involve me, or have been upvoted. Doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested in seeing substantive criticism from those who've experienced differently.

It’s kind of hard to do. Almost certainly dang or another mod would rate limit or shadow ban me. It’s their site to do as they will, but it strikes me as interesting that they are held up as saints when they are anything but. Note that I’m not saying they are monsters either, but as someone on the receiving end of dang’s conduct I personally cannot agree with this post. It’s not like they are really accountable for t…

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Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by bePoliteAlways » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 5:46 AM UTC

Thanks from my side. I have added only few comments but a regular visitor of this site for years now. A friend introduced me to this forum.

I think moderators are doing an excellent job to keep this forum decent and interesting.

Of course I also thank the people who make this forum and share interesting information.

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 5:47 AM UTC

Insanity wrote: post #23

Their nicks don't ring a bell with me, and I've been here for ~2 years. Which probably means that what they're doing is a good thing though, not a lot of flame wars going on! (Or alternatively, I just stay away from articles that might cause need for more moderation). But thanks! Good mods are crucial for a place like this

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Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 5:51 AM UTC

Kinnard wrote: post #77

And for Arc too! http://arclanguage.org/forum Thanks Dan + Scott!

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Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by shawn » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 5:55 AM UTC

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Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by itronitron » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 6:09 AM UTC

DonHopkins wrote: post #62

As a tribute to Dang, whose name you say when you make a mistake, here are some of my favorite Far Side cartoons: Some Weirdo: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f8/74/40/f8744035e15d69eb8fd4c70de... Monster Jobs: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/21/81/3e/21813e975f2aa35259246eeca... Vultures: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e4/d2/f3/e4d2f3b47c3de90e1a084d94a... Construction Birds at Lunch: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791…

i wonder if the Monster Jobs cartoon was the impetus for Monster.com

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by reitanqild » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 6:27 AM UTC

bhengaij wrote: post #86

chris_wot wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s kind of hard to do. Almost certainly dang or another mod would rate limit or shadow ban me. It’s their site to do as they will, but it strikes me as interesting that they are held up as saints when they are anything but. Note that I’m not saying they are monsters either, but as someone on the receiving end of dang’s conduct I personally cannot agree with this post. It’s not like they are really accountable for t…

They're just regular mods. On a toxic one-up community. I'd like then to at least have a courtesy of mentioning when someone is (shadow) banned.

I think they don't shadow ban people anymore since sometime after pg left.

I am somewhat rate limited it seems for reasons but I won't complain. I'm possibly more annoying than them.

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by akulbe » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 6:34 AM UTC

jvns wrote: post #18

as someone whose writing ends up on here from time to time, I really appreciate the HN mods' work to keep discussion on topic & constructive. It's obviously a tough job and every time I've emailed them with a concern they've been very helpful.

Ditto!! Your writing is AMAZING!

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by roymurdock » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 6:40 AM UTC

fantastic job, great mods. thanks for your hard work.

Re: Thank you to dang and sctb

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Post by pvg » Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 6:41 AM UTC

dieterrams wrote: post #88

chris_wot wrote: post #75

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Can't say I've experienced this, he treated me pretty badly in the past. Most times he is OK though. By all means downvote me, btw. This backslapping post on the front page only wants to hear about how amazing the mods are, so the bias is pretty evident.

I vouched for (undeaded) your comment, since I think the flagging/downvoting runs contrary to the principles of discourse we're (at least implicitly) celebrating here, smelling of tribalism/favoritism. Just because you view someone favorably, and someone else claims something negative about that person, doesn't mean you just get to flagbomb them into oblivion. The right response here is simply to ask for further subs…

smelling of tribalism/favoritism.

Downvoting something for complaining about votes is fairly normal. Downvote baiting on top is flagworthy. I imagine lots of people quite sensibly apply these as a matter of course.