We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43799635.
replyPlease don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.
Noted, you can expect full compliance from me on that policy with regards any other detection positives in the future.
replyNB: If you have substantiated concerns, the correct course is to email mods. They are responsive to this. <hn@ycombinator.com>
replyThe problem with in-thread accusations isn't so much the lack of legitimacy but the deletrious effect on discussion quality, which is fragile at best:
On shilling generally: <https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix=true&page=0&dateR...>
On HN's fragility: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23047709>
It's an account created to avoid doxxing myself. My Wikipedia username is easily linked to my main HN account. I still rarely make minor Wikipedia edits now and then, and don't want my account banned.
replyAnyone who's edited Wikipedia long enough will recognize the pattern of what I'm describing. It's not a misrepresentation.
I would really like to read some concrete examples.
replyAs a start you can look at the following page.
replyI read through like half of those, and they generally paint a picture of Wikipedia acting well in regards to external controversy, or (mostly robustly) responding to manipulation attempts.
replyIf you scroll down to the bottom of that page you'll see a different story.
reply