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1. kens · 1789860069 · focus · HN ↗

   Author here. I don't know why this popped up 13 years later, but hi :-)

   1. doginasuit · 1789866251 · focus · HN ↗

      Would you say it is still roughly the same?

      > It's unclear if these penalties result from HN administrators or from flagged articles.

      Any answers or insights on this within the last 13 years?

      1. 0xbadcafebee · 1789869337 · focus · HN ↗

         The mods are much more sensitive now to anything they consider flame-bait, flame-baiting, or controversial. Much quicker to intimidate/threaten, de-emphasize posts, flag-kill, etc. I presume because HN may be influencing/affecting some billion dollar bottom lines now and they can't afford a bad look

         1. justsomehnguy · 1789880486 · focus · HN ↗

            Do you have showdead enabled?

            There is a firehose of the dead submissions and this is a good day today - just about 1 per minute and only 30% are dead. Somedays it's much, much worse.

            HN attracts every wannabe out there and there is always a banal spam. So no wonder people don't want^W have time to hand hold anyone.

            1. Melatonic · 1789892978 · focus · HN ↗

               I've always had showdead on but don't often actually see a ton of dead comments. Occasionally I see one that's dead and seems odd (and sometimes interesting). Lot of the time it is stuff I'm not surprised is dead.

               And rarely I see something that seems very very odd it's dead - although in those cases I usually assume it's just a bunch of bots or people downvoting (vs some kind kf moderator conspiracy)

               1. justsomehnguy · 1789967220 · focus · HN ↗

                  > but don't often actually see a ton of dead comments. Occasionally I see one that's dead and seems odd (and sometimes interesting).

                  > Lot of the time it is stuff I'm not surprised is dead.

                  You can't see something doesn't exist [anymore].

            2. Melatonic · 1789892999 · focus · HN ↗

               How do you see the firehose ?

               1. justsomehnguy · 1789967328 · focus · HN ↗

                  By going to new?

                  Just now it's 10 dead of 30, #30 is just '48 minutes ago'.

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