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Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by softskunk on Monday October 02, 2023 @12:25PM (#37740397)
I think that toxicity amongst users on HN is as varied as it is on any site. There may be a lean towards a certain kind of person on here — white cishet men with a STEM background — which can lend itself to a particular _kind_ of unpleasantness. Naturally, no demographic is more or less prone to toxicity, it’s just that the predominant biases amongst the HN demographic are immediately visible through online interaction in ways that other forms of unpleasantness may not be.

That said, though, this and other recent events have me seriously questioning the moderation policies of the site itself.

Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by water9 on Monday October 02, 2023 @02:11PM (#37742147)
It seems some Demographics are also more prone interpreting everything to be about them, and everything to be a direct slight to them, rather than having nothing to do with them, because they’re not as important as they think they are
Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by dang on Monday October 02, 2023 @03:00PM (#37742810)
"Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by water9 on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:24PM (#37743935)
OK let’s talk about how your shitty programming confuses someone opening too many tabs with somebody doing a DOS attack. Let’s be real you’re probably the reason why because you ban people for political speech you disagree with.

This is perfectly demonstrated by the fact you did not comment on the original post, but instead commented on the post, criticizing the original post, which then you criticize, making you the exact same hypocrite that you excoriate.

Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by dang on Monday October 02, 2023 @07:39PM (#37745980)
Sorry, you lost me. What original post?

Actually I (we) don't ban people for political speech we disagree with. Politically passionate people assume we do, but this is an illusion (a total illusion, in fact). Everyone is certain that the mods must be against them—this is a reflexive bias (no doubt hard-wired in all of us somehow) and everyone always interprets it to be against them, their tribe, their team, their side. Even their country. We got accused of being anti-British not long ago!

Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by water9 on Monday October 02, 2023 @10:33PM (#37747245)
Here’s an idea that’s worth $1 million to you. Monetize the ability to downvote early. Now unban my blackflame7000. I just gave you $1 million.
Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by zlg_codes on Monday October 02, 2023 @03:55PM (#37743593)
Bigotry is a bad look. It's not more acceptable because of your target, either. This sort of communication breaks down goodwill between groups of people.

It's easy to assume one was manually blocked when you go to use a site for the first time one day and you're not allowed to post. Doesn't require any self-centeredness, it's just the simplest answer. "Huh, I was banned... but why?"

Because they're white and male? Get your philosophy in order. If you're against bigotry, then you ought to be against prejudice against all groups or you're just a garden variety, man-hating hypocrite.

Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by inemesitaffia on Monday October 02, 2023 @03:31PM (#37743245)
On the internet, no one knows if you're a dog. A fuzzy logic anti spam module knows even less
Re:HN bans Hector Martin’s home IP address by PaulHoule on Monday October 02, 2023 @03:53PM (#37743562)
I dunno, I block people on Mastodon who are angry and a lot of them are angry at white cishet men and it takes just one post about how somebody is angry at that sort of person, is angry because they aren't comfortable in their own skin, or sees fascists everywhere (Keir Starmer!) the way John Birch Society members see communists everywhere (Eisenhower!) for me to block.

I block keywords like t3s too, not because I have a problem with the people fundamentally but because their angry toots are bad for my mental health and get in the way of enjoying all the really positive or at least neutral people.