I noticed that. What do you think the reason is for that? Protecting YC-invested crypto companies? It’s very unfortunate because it was a well written recap of recent events.
> We tend to call it the 'overheated discussion detector' these days, since it detects more than flamewars. However, that phrase is more awkward to say than 'flamewar detector'. If anyone can come up with a better name I'd love to hear it.
> Turning that software off is not an option, because HN would be overwhelmingly more dominated by flamewars if we did so. It's not primarily the individual threads that I fear, it's the systemic effects of having them be more dominant. HN exists most of all for the quieter, deeper, more out-of-the-way finds that would be the first to get excluded under such a regime. That would really be an existential risk to HN.
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This post got too much attention, too quickly, with too many votes and comments. Just look at all of the flagged, dead, green name, comments that have gotten significant downvotes too.
The moderation work needed to maintain the site if this isn't down ranked is in excess of the amount of value that the post brings to the site.
