You would find valuable (IMHO) Paul Graham&#x27;s lessons from  his experiences moderating HN:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paulgraham.com&#x2F;hackernews.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paulgraham.com&#x2F;hackernews.html</a><p>My opinion (copied from another post I made awhile ago):<p>I happily would accept unfairness, and suffer its slings and arrows myself, for a higher signal-to-noise ratio. I&#x27;d happily lose a few good comments in return for of better quality overall (i.e., false-positives are not really a big deal - so what if my good comment occasionally gets voted down or otherwise buried).<p>By prioritizing quality over fairness HN can best distinguish itself from a million noise-filled alternatives where &#x27;rights&#x27; [or democracy] are the priority. Everyone has a right to their opinions, but not to my time.