News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Why do we need moderators at all?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why do we need moderators at all? by retrocryptid on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:59PM (#36367139)
Sure. But not all venues go by the "all content that isn't illegal is acceptable" standard.

Also, how do I know content is being downvoted because it's spam and not simply unpopular.

For instance, when I say "COBOL is a better programming language than Python," or "I liked my Treo much more than any iPhone," what's to prevent people from downvoting it into oblivion?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Why do we need moderators at all? by rajanaccros on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:42PM (#36385286)
I proposed a solution in another comment that had a "side vote" feature as the disaggreement/unpopular option (since we rand out of directions for arrows).
[ Parent | on HN ]