Comment by dang

I don't come close to reading everything, that's for sure. I took time to write the above because I know people are particularly sensitive on this question about this topic.

> the amount of flames and slagging matches on HN is near-zero

I wish. But I guess if anyone has this perception at all, that's a sign of something working.

> I assumed when something gets flagged, it is brought to the attention of the moderation team

That's mostly true, but not as true as it used to be. There are a lot of flagged stories. While at least one moderator does note them all, it has to be done quickly and it's easy to miss salient details.