Quality is good in general both in terms of posts and comments, so it's a good complement to HN.
Lobste.rs makes different choices around moderation (including user moderation) and is a lot more transparent than HN.
Lobste.rs is a good community, and I'm glad it's sill going to be around.
Things have changed a bit on HN though. If a mod chooses to ban someone they almost always leave a message. (I think, I'm not a mod.)
Shadow banning mitigates that somewhat as it can take a little while for the person to realise they're banned.
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Maybe I'm missing something about the format. Do you feel that there's a sense of community and discussion? Or is it mostly a feed of interesting things?
From what limited view I've had into the community, the quality of the discussion seems similar to HN. With a lot less volume, of course.
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I'm still happy that other sites exist.
That is actually speculation. I've never actually been banned from any online community.
They may only notice the difference after they have logged out and then checked to see if their post has actually been posted like normal. It seems insidious, perhaps nefarious was too strong a word. I can see where some people might have earned such a ban, however.
I think todays practice is a whole lot better.
I also haven't been banned yet but I feel I sometimes annoy dang a lot even when I try to be as polite as possible without letting go of the facts so I won't be surprised if/when it happens.
So, I have grown to respect the moderation here. It is generally a light touch and I've seen them give multiple earnings. They seem to be pretty even headed and aren't power hungry or overly controlling.
I realize this strays a bit far from the topic at hand, but it seems related enough to share. It's also a good time to point out that they were right, I was wrong, and I am sorry for grumping at them.