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		airstrike 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator Moderation by the community is still moderation.

layer8 5 months ago [–]

Well, you can call it that, but there is not a singular will or policy behind what is getting flagged, and the HN “community” isn’t homogeneous. HN users can also “vouch” to counteract flagging. It only takes a single vouch to un-kill a comment.

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