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446 points tonmoy | 2 comments | 24 Aug 23 16:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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fullshark ◴[24 Aug 23 17:06 UTC] No.37251533[source]▶
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics

I'd welcome a firmer hand on eliminating these submissions.

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1. tantalor ◴[24 Aug 23 17:08 UTC] No.37251574[source]▶
The existing moderation works fine.

I bet if you looked through recent stories that made the front page, <1% would be classified as "about politics".

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2. thinkingemote ◴[24 Aug 23 20:13 UTC] No.37253955[source]▶
Depends on the time of day, UK morning time before east coast USA wakes up there's always one or two political posts which get quite a bit of attention. However they quickly go from the front page after a few hours.

I've noticed some San Francisco specific post appearing too at similar hours. These generally get more comments but as before usually go after some time.

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Personally, some political stuff is fine, interesting and worthy of comment. I do find myself replying and then deleting my comments on those threads after I realise the discussion is meaningless.