← Back to context Comment by fire_ball 3 years ago Imagine this itself getting removed... :) 2 comments fire_ball Reply arcastroe 3 years ago > "literally the first rule of HN moderation is that we moderate less, not more, when YC or a YC startup is involved"source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39172045 tptacek 3 years ago That rule does not generally apply to HN meta debates, which this is, so it's a bit of a corner case. If there was a duplicate of this story on the front page tomorrow, I'd expect HN to honor the user flags on it.
arcastroe 3 years ago > "literally the first rule of HN moderation is that we moderate less, not more, when YC or a YC startup is involved"source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39172045 tptacek 3 years ago That rule does not generally apply to HN meta debates, which this is, so it's a bit of a corner case. If there was a duplicate of this story on the front page tomorrow, I'd expect HN to honor the user flags on it.
tptacek 3 years ago That rule does not generally apply to HN meta debates, which this is, so it's a bit of a corner case. If there was a duplicate of this story on the front page tomorrow, I'd expect HN to honor the user flags on it.
> "literally the first rule of HN moderation is that we moderate less, not more, when YC or a YC startup is involved"
source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39172045
That rule does not generally apply to HN meta debates, which this is, so it's a bit of a corner case. If there was a duplicate of this story on the front page tomorrow, I'd expect HN to honor the user flags on it.