I’ve had my comments removed in the past for saying this, but HN has become toxic the past few years.
I’ve been ok with the nerd sniping, it’s one of the best parts of HN - but recently I’ve noticed a fair amount of disgusting comments and takes.
These users I am often fascinated by, so of course when I view their HN post history it’s all mostly edgy hatred or whataboutism.
I think the biggest issue is this forum has been circulated on X far too often and the gates being wide open, people love to come in thinking they want to disrupt civil concourse for sake of diversion.
I do sometimes wonder how this forum would look if it was only limited to people who either run, work, or worked at a Y company.
edit: also a quick thank you to the mods who I know do their best. this thread is yet another example simply based on the amount of flagged comments
> I’ve had my comments removed in the past for saying this, but HN has become toxic the past few years.
We don't remove anyone's comments for reasons like that. In fact, we go out of our way not to, which is one reason that there is so much complaining about HN on HN.
Seems like it, the user's other comments are an atrocious downgrade to HN standards.
I’ve had my comments removed in the past for saying this, but HN has become toxic the past few years.
I’ve been ok with the nerd sniping, it’s one of the best parts of HN - but recently I’ve noticed a fair amount of disgusting comments and takes.
These users I am often fascinated by, so of course when I view their HN post history it’s all mostly edgy hatred or whataboutism.
I think the biggest issue is this forum has been circulated on X far too often and the gates being wide open, people love to come in thinking they want to disrupt civil concourse for sake of diversion.
I do sometimes wonder how this forum would look if it was only limited to people who either run, work, or worked at a Y company.
edit: also a quick thank you to the mods who I know do their best. this thread is yet another example simply based on the amount of flagged comments
> I’ve had my comments removed in the past for saying this, but HN has become toxic the past few years.
We don't remove anyone's comments for reasons like that. In fact, we go out of our way not to, which is one reason that there is so much complaining about HN on HN.
Do you have admin notes on the back end for removal decisions by chance?
If you want a sample, a month ago I wrote on an article about a public art installation of a quirky home in England, I wrote:
“The concept of doing things for the sake of art and fun is lost on most Americans”
I realize i’m complaining about HN on HN now, but this is just one of many cases where I feel like moderation on HN never makes sense (to me).
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