Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time
by shermantanktop on Saturday January 03, 2026 @06:40PM
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dang and the other HN moderators do a heroic job to set the tone, which has second- and third-order effects on behavior.
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Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time
by immibis on Sunday January 04, 2026 @12:01AM
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Yes. For instance, it turns out that if your votes disagree with dang enough times, they put your account in a restricted mode where the system completely ignores your votes and flags and you can only write about two comments per hour (regardless of content). Dang confirmed this to me by email.