Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

Re:Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator by bell-cot on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @03:31PM (#43560587)

Before even the "has a mission of its own" part, an independent non-profit needs to pay its bills. I suspect that dang & Co. aren't working for free. Similar for servers & internet connections & etc.

And I'd bet that few people here want to see ads, or start paying for their accounts.

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Re:Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator by tomcam on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @03:35PM (#43560619)

I hope dang and tomhow get rich doing this job. I'd happily pay for HN too.

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Re:Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator by ZeWaka on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @04:29PM (#43561147)

I imagine 90% of users here would just block any ads anyways.

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Re:Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator by sanswork on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @04:52PM (#43561409)

People here see ads regularly which is how hn pays the bills. YC hiring posts and company launches are all paid ads in the sense that being allowed to post them is why YC funds hn.

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Re:Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator by foobarian on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @05:41PM (#43561967)

It seems a lot like the Emperor Joseph II - Mozart situation or countless others like it through history. You could ask Mozart to start a nonprofit, find customers etc. but it sure is convenient when there is a Joseph II around who appreciates the arts.

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