On: The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News (2019)

[BoppreH]

Obligatory appreciation post for dang.

Swift invisible action when facing bad faith actors; sporadic public call outs for quick attitude correction; and consistent helpful presence like multi-page reminders and clarifications on the inner workings of this forum.

I find your style of moderation to be the golden standard on how to foster a healthy online community.

[throw1234651234 → BoppreH]

I will join. I was shadow-banned or something years ago and he told me I am posting into the void. Was really nice to know.

[lazyasciiart → throw1234651234]

So he gets to shadowban you and then get credit for telling you he issued a secret crazy punishment?

[throw1234651234 → lazyasciiart]

1. I don't think it was him. He told me a while after I was banned.

2. I got warnings beforehand and deserved it.

[lazyasciiart → throw1234651234]

Oh so he gets to shadowban other people and get credit for telling you about the secret crazy punishments they use here. Shadowbanning is psychopathy and if you disagree, then logically you should never have been told about it.