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Thanks. I flagged yours too. I want the mods to pay attention and find a way to reduce the hostility of Hacker News.

Several people I know in real life have told me that they perceive Hacker News comments as very hostile, so I know it's not just me. Nothing significant has been done to try to correct it.

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We care about this a lot, pay close attention, and have been working hard on it.

> Nothing significant has been done to try to correct it.

That's a misperception, presumably because perceptions lag even after changes occur. But one needn't look far to see some: two inappropriate comments upthread have been killed by user flags and clearly marked as such.