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PG: The biggest source of stress for me at YC was running HN

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482 points ilamont | 4 comments | 11 Jul 20 21:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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mw6621 ◴[11 Jul 20 22:32 UTC] No.23806714[source]▶
I agree with his ultimate conclusion -- don't start a forum.

It is no fun being an internet referee.

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1. enitihas ◴[11 Jul 20 22:49 UTC] No.23806844[source]▶
It is fun if you are seeking status or power, and thus it ends up attracting similarly inclined people.
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2. dvtrn ◴[11 Jul 20 22:58 UTC] No.23806907[source]▶
It was amusing to me watching this comment turn grey when first stumbling upon it, I wonder if some apparently think entithas is just lying about it or if they’ve truly never come across a moderator or group of moderators who were just a power-tripping JERKS in their internet lives, and so thoroughly disbelieve there are people out there who just want power over a measly phpbb message board or subreddit that they just downvoted this and ran away.

I envy everyone who has yet to come across it, yours is truly a blessed internet experience. Those kinds of rulers just sap the joy out of communities and lead to splinter after splinter.

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3. wtracy ◴[12 Jul 20 00:34 UTC] No.23807535[source]▶
I imagine it was downvoted because it came across as a jab at the HN moderators.

Looking at the bigger picture, yeah, I have to agree. I have seen a virtual coup d'etat on a subreddit dedicated to fast food. (One moderator got kicked out. He responded by creating his own subreddit. He actually got 90% of the posters to come with him, leaving behind an empty husk of a subreddit.)

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4. dvtrn ◴[12 Jul 20 01:21 UTC] No.23807806{3}[source]▶
I imagine it was downvoted because it came across as a jab at the HN moderators.

Interesting. The comment seemed quite broad and generalized for one to come to that specific assumption, just because HN happens to be the where the discussion is being held, but appreciate the insight. Maybe I’m projecting a bit, since it’s not a conclusion I would have arrived at, but that’s for me to own and work on.