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		dec0dedab0de on Oct 19, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Analyzing HN moderation and censorship I believe there is an automatic penalty if the comment count goes above the vote count beyond a certain percentage

ZenoArrow on Oct 19, 2017 [–]

Makes sense. That's the clearest indication I've seen of contentious topics on HN (comment count higher than the topic vote count).

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