Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe...
by casey2 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:48AM
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Nudging people to be better might make each individual better but site experience isn't made by an individual. It's just reinventing religion
Re:Show HN: Respectify – a comment moderator that teaches pe...
by ranger_danger on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:52AM
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Case in point IMO, this very comment embodies the common trap that even "smart" people fall into... black-and-white thinking that is often wrong and just makes you look less intelligent.
"As a rule, strong opinions about issues do not emerge from deep understanding."
I think there's something here. The tool is not intended to stop bad faith actors. You can't stop those. But you can nudge people into "being better" with a simple prompt. I can't recall the exact blog/paper now, but I remember reading that someone did this test (google perhaps?) and saw that with a simple prompt "hey this message is high on anger, did you mean to write it like this?" before submitting lead to ~30-50% to change their message and tone it down. It might help in that regard.