Getting Banned from r/java(sjhannah.com)
11 points by davidpolberger | 11 comments
A blog post by Steve Hannah recounting the experience of being banned from the r/java subreddit.
#moderation on Hacker News
12 stories tagged moderation, newest first.
ArXiv's Updated Rate Limit Policy(blog.arxiv.org)
140 points by 50kIters | 70 comments
arXiv blog post announcing an updated submission rate limit policy, effective October 1, 2026, in response to AI tools increasing paper submission volumes.
Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans(news.ycombinator.com)
4026 points by usefulposter | 1509 comments
Hacker News guidelines section stating users should not post AI-generated or AI-edited comments, as HN is for human conversation.
Ask HN: Please restrict new accounts from posting
519 points by Oras | 394 comments
Ask HN thread requesting that Hacker News restrict new accounts from posting due to a rise in AI-generated submissions, especially in Show HN.
Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving
750 points by prodigycorp | 185 comments
A Tell HN post thanking the Hacker News community and moderators dang and tomhow on Thanksgiving, with user replies reflecting on years on the site.
Updated practice for review articles and position papers in ArXiv CS category(blog.arxiv.org)
483 points by dw64 | 228 comments
arXiv blog post announcing that its computer science category has updated moderation practice for review/survey articles and position papers.
Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator
1738 points by dang | 451 comments
Tell HN post by dang announcing Tom Howard (tomhow) as a new public Hacker News moderator, with a short introduction from Tom.
A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors(github.com)
534 points by ssgodderidge | 208 comments
A GitHub README by minimaxir cataloging undocumented features and behaviors of Hacker News, such as karma effects, ranking penalties, and moderation mechanics.
Hacker News Guidelines(news.ycombinator.com)
375 points by tonmoy | 353 comments
The official Hacker News guidelines page describing what to submit, what is off-topic, and rules for submissions and comments.
Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking their communities private(old.reddit.com)
1570 points by Jimmc414 | 870 comments
A r/ModCoord post sharing a Reddit admin statement that moderators who shut down subreddits in protest will be removed and replaced with new active moderators.
Reddit's Recently Announced API Changes, and the future of /r/blind(old.reddit.com)
483 points by nickcotter | 268 comments
An r/Blind announcement post discussing how Reddit's June 2023 API pricing changes threaten third-party apps that blind users rely on, and the subreddit's future.
Dang is going to have 65,535 karma points soon(news.ycombinator.com)
512 points by codetrotter | 305 comments
Hacker News user profile page for moderator dang, showing account creation date, karma of 63,419, and an about section quoting Marion Milner on conflict.