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Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe... by NickHodges0702 on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:44PM (#47158366)
If that is happening, that is a huge problem. We'll look at that right away.

We specifically don't want that to be the case. We want to encourage healthy, productive debate.

We may have the "dog-whistle" stuff over tuned.

Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe... by john_strinlai on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:55PM (#47158512)
the dog whistle tuning is absolutely over the top in its default setting.
Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe... by vintagedave on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @05:00PM (#47158593)
Just turned it way down. I hope you find it better now!
Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe... by NickHodges0702 on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @05:03PM (#47158647)
Thanks, I agree. We dialed it way down.