[dang]

This is one of those cases where the word "but" negates everything that precedes it.

If you think we haven't been moderating the type of posts you're talking about, you haven't been tracking HN moderation lately*—which is fine, why should/would you? But in that case you shouldn't be taking snarky swipes at the mods based on galactically mistaken assumptions.

* e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47728106

More importantly, you shouldn't be pointing fingers at others instead of taking responsibility for your own bad behavior. Even if you were right in what you said, it wouldn't justify your breaking the rules. Moreover you have a longstanding pattern of doing this and we've been cutting you slack for years.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47367674 (March 2026)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45486692 (Oct 2025)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42686976 (Jan 2025)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41833543 (Oct 2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41673360 (Sept 2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41089956 (July 2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29959119 (Jan 2022)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27992950 (July 2021)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26537346 (March 2021)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26537333 (March 2021)

[renewiltord]

Okay, admittedly when I read these things I lose my mind and become a viral host for the nonsense because I feel the need to retaliate against what is clearly some kind of Blue Tribe mobbery. Clearly it’s a mistaken belief that you allow targeted mob-forming on your platform. Actually you’re just drowning under the load. Fine. What I can edit out I shall and I’ll try to keep in mind that you’re trying and failing, and doing this is just participating in the crap.

I’ll follow your comments for a mod log to see and I’ll refrain.

I do think it would justify breaking any rules that allow targeted mob-forming but since that’s not happening I’m happy to stand off.