Its not so much the moderators, its the downvotes. Reddit, imho, has a very part...

		mistermann on Jan 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reeddit - Minimalist, elastic and read-only web ap... Its not so much the moderators, its the downvotes. Reddit, imho, has a very particular and narrow opinion on many subjects - disagree with this opinion, even in legitimate good faith of open discussion, and your comment will be buried within minutes. The masses in the community have really lost their way.

Hivemind happens everywhere, even on HN and SO. There will always be a status quo.