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HN brought on a second mod (Tim, this year, iirc)

My email exchanges with Dang, as part of the moderation that happens around here, have all been positive

1. I've been moderated, got a slowdown timeout for a while

2. I've emailed about specific accounts, (some egregious stuff you've probably never seen)

3. Dang once emailed me to ask why I flagged a story that was near the top, but getting heavily flagged by many users. He sought understanding before making moderation choices

I will defend HN moderation people & policies 'til the cows come home. There is nothing close to what we have here on HN, which is largely about us being involved in the process and HN having a unique UX and size