In this thread, some people are complaining of moderators downvoting (lowering the rank) of some submissions over others; and at least one person says "let the readers decide". I think that if I wanted a forum/news site where "the readers decide" and ONLY the readers decide, i'd go to Reddit. No thanks, i prefer HN due to the behind-the-scenes 'curation' or choice of content, which so far usually gives very interesting, sometimes exciting news, posts, articles and "Show HN"s.
As for comment moderation, I think that HN is a community with the least amount of moderation i've seen. Which makes me really happy.
I have submitted only three or four things here, so I don't really know how nice (or not nice) is HN from the submitters' point of view.
As for comment moderation, I think that HN is a community with the least amount of moderation i've seen. Which makes me really happy.
I have submitted only three or four things here, so I don't really know how nice (or not nice) is HN from the submitters' point of view.