The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News
I guess it is a perfect opportunity to thank dang and sctb for their unobtrusive and friendly moderation efforts.<p>The article itself was a bit disappointing because it focused on political issues. In my opinion the strength of HN in this regard is that it is <i>both</i> a &quot;sjw cesspool&quot; and a &quot;haven for alt-right&quot;, as evidenced by the fact that a comment on a controversial topic can easily float near zero points while raking in both upvotes and downvotes. And even those who refer to it as &quot;the orange site&quot; still come back and comment. In other words, HN may be an echo chamber but it is a pretty big one with a lot of voices in it.