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Thank you to dang and sctb

950 points sama | 1 comments | 22 Nov 18 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source

Dan and Scott do an incredible amount of work behind the scenes to make Hacker News what it is. I have never met two more thoughtful community stewards. They usually get more hate than thanks, which they deal with cheerfully. This community means a lot to a lot of people.

So today I wanted to say thanks, on behalf of the HN community.

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sudosteph ◴[22 Nov 18 21:47 UTC] No.18512782[source]▶
dang really is a great moderator. He's got a good eye for spotting problematic behavior, and a level head for dealing with it. He's set me straight in the past, and I'm glad he did. The way he remains both professional and empathetic, even when dealing with sensitive users and topics, really exudes the best of hacker news ethos. Here's to you, dang!
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chris_wot[dead post] ◴[23 Nov 18 00:32 UTC] No.18513530[source]▶
Can't say I've experienced this, he treated me pretty badly in the past. Most times he is OK though.

By all means downvote me, btw. This backslapping post on the front page only wants to hear about how amazing the mods are, so the bias is pretty evident.

danso ◴[23 Nov 18 01:41 UTC] No.18513785[source]▶
I didn't downvote but I think others might have because you leveled an allegation so vague as to be irrefutable. I think dang has been a great mod and have only seen the interactions that involve me, or have been upvoted. Doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested in seeing substantive criticism from those who've experienced differently.
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chris_wot ◴[23 Nov 18 02:37 UTC] No.18513973[source]▶
It’s kind of hard to do. Almost certainly dang or another mod would rate limit or shadow ban me.

It’s their site to do as they will, but it strikes me as interesting that they are held up as saints when they are anything but. Note that I’m not saying they are monsters either, but as someone on the receiving end of dang’s conduct I personally cannot agree with this post. It’s not like they are really accountable for their actions.

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1. girvo ◴[23 Nov 18 05:13 UTC] No.18514499[source]▶
> Almost certainly dang or another mod would rate limit or shadow ban me.

See that's where you lose me, I'm afraid. This is why it's vague to the point of being irrefutable.