[joe_91]

HN also has moderators who can step in when things look like they're getting out of control which really helps. Or in some cases just point people to the rules and tell them to stop causing flamewars or get out.

It really makes a difference to the overall discourse. Something that is missing on most other places on the web!

[0des]

HN moderation for those of us who have been here longer than some posters have been alive, this place is a lot different than it used to be, and moderation now tends to stifle conversations that in the past would have spawned great conversations that remained civil. Dang and friends do their best but for the most part the community is better off self censoring and exploring ideas and concepts without guidance and supervision. Unfortunately as more people flock to a gold rush a tragedy of the commons occurs and the site starts to see dang and team as absolutely necessary for each discussion when frankly they shouldn't be obviously seen guiding discussion.