[MichaelZuo]

Yeah this is a critical difference, most of the issues are sidestepped because everyone knows nobody can force a custom frontpage tailored for a specific reader.

So there’s no reason to try a lot of the tricks and schemes that scoundrels might have elsewhere, even if those same scoundrels also have HN accounts.

[intended]

The front page is managed extensively on HN, so is this an argument for stronger moderation?

[everdrive]

I think there's an important distinction between strict moderation and curation, but in general yes I'd agree.