[baq]

HN moderation is super heavy handed and we like it this way. Alternatives are predictably enshittified.

[dataengineer56]

Moderation has no ability to affect a coordinated voting campaign.

[dgellow]

HN does apply negative weight to submissions that seem to be astroturfed. Part of it is automated, part of it is manual reports or admin actions. Similar to what is done for sensitive topics.