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Re: by hjartats on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @04:30PM (#39621785)
I think it is something like "the wisdom of the crowd is the collective opinion of a diverse independent group of individuals rather than that of a single expert." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd
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Re: by hersko on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @04:40PM (#39621925)
That would apply if HN was not actively moderated...
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Re: by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @04:43PM (#39621986)
It's not that actively moderated. dang uses a pretty light hand here.
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Re: by hersko on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @05:04PM (#39622277)
That's not true at all. Try posting an overtly political article and it will be blocked.

But maybe i'm wrong? I posted this[1], let's see what happens.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39622270

Edit: as expected, it was flagged, which I am not complaining about. I don't want divisive political stories on HN.

My point is that when the occasional political story makes it through to the front page, it almost always has a specific political bent.

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Re: by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:02PM (#39623423)
Overtly political articles are off-topic, as the site guidelines clearly say.

Also, "flagged" is users, not moderators. Maybe you were just imprecise in what you said?

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