Comment by dougmwne
4 years ago
> he is the best moderator in the world
Yes he is. Dang, you are amazing. Thank you for tending this beautiful garden in the middle of a sad and boggy Internet.
4 years ago
> he is the best moderator in the world
Yes he is. Dang, you are amazing. Thank you for tending this beautiful garden in the middle of a sad and boggy Internet.
Reposting my tribute to Dang (with archive.org links when possible) from https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c9/08/a0/c908a02a8dfa42db9973f743b...
The Thanksgiving themed one that I googled and googled and googled for but couldn't find, which was taped to my mom's refrigerator, was the disappointed bird standing in front of the open refrigerator, lamenting: "Dang, somebody ate the middle out of the daddy longlegs!"
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php?date=092405
We've banned this account for posting flamewar comments and using HN primarily for ideological battle. Those things are against the site guidelines because (a) they are not what this site is for, and (b) they destroy what it is for—regardless of which ideology you're battling for or against.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Dang is amazing because he's got a weirdly razor sharp ability to keep a relatively huge overton window without removing much, but still keep the discussion going without entering chaos.
Compared to the strictly moderated Reddit forums that are completely useless for perspectives outside of the status quo, often to a frightening degree in all directions.
Thanks dang!
I can't emphasize this enough. When I see dang gently remind folks to not engage in ad hominem, or post thoughtful explanations of why controversial comments or articles were left up or taken down, I am encouraged to be a more thoughtful contributor on the internet.
I'm always amazed by how attentive dang is. I think he's a huge part of why this community is somewhere I visit multiple times per day. Thank you, dang!
I've often wondered if dang is more than one person!
Just one person with a lot of keyboard shortcuts.
You could almost say he's a dang good moderator.
Okay, I'll get my coat.
Having been dinged by dang I'd agree.
dang seems to be fairly cool headed, despite the deflagration often directed at him, for being, a bouncer, babysitter, teacher, help manual, advocate etc.
i hope it all stays at work most of the time.
librarian, too
One thing I really appreciate about dang is how he links to previous related discussions on similar articles. This has helped me to find many interesting discussions!
> he is the best moderator in [the](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25051566) world.
Oh, hey. This is my moment of glory, I guess!
The number of people I moderate has only increased since then. I still stand by those words.
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25048415
Thanks for this. The article was a nice read, and one I hadnt seen, though I'm relatively new to participating here. Interestingly I noticed this comment [1], which was basically what happened to me when i emigrated to reddit back in 2006 from Digg.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25049415