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The full story is over on Gawker, the Atlantic article is just a summary that assumes you already know who this dude is. http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-re

The full story is over on Gawker, the Atlantic article is just a summary that assumes you already know who this dude is. http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the...

ck2 14y ago
The problem was you cannot link to gawker from HN submissions, it's banned here too. And apparently there is a new moderation mode that removes/prevents articles from being on the front page, because that just happened too.
- thaumaturgy 14y ago
  Gawker (and its associated sites) have been banned on HN for a long time for their really poor content quality (and the propensity of newbies to vote them up). This article was briefly on the front page. I am one of probably many who flagged it down into oblivion, where it belongs.
  - ck2 14y ago
    So you don't think it warrants discussion from a hacker perspective? I guess you don't build online communities.
    - thaumaturgy 14y ago
      No, I don't think it warrants discussion. And yes, I do build communities -- both online and in the real world. I read the article. It wasn't about communities; it was salacious gossip about an individual. If you really want to read about that, go stand in line at a supermarket and pick up one of their tabloids. If you want to talk on HN about the problems and responsibilities of anonymity in online communities, then write something worth reading.
  - tzs 14y ago
    If poor content and dumb newbie votes is grounds for banning, why the heck are techdirt and torrentfreak not banned?
    - thaumaturgy 14y ago
      Because nobody's made a big enough issue of those sites yet. (I wouldn't mind if they weren't on HN, either.)
      - sentenza 14y ago
        Torrentfreak I get, but what's so bad about techdirt? Their "economics of free" series of articles is the single most useful online resource for dragging creative people into 21st century. You wouldn't believe how many musicians I know that spend their time worrying about selling CDs and getting a record deal... in 2012. I consider them a valuable information source regarding the marketing and monetarization of zero marginal cost content.
        thaumaturgy 14y ago
        http://shomi.associatedtechs.com/#top+submissions+from+techdirt.com http://shomi.associatedtechs.com/#top+submissions+from+techd... Looks like mostly political stuff, or stuff filling the void left behind by Valleywag. I don't really care much one way or the other though.

ck2 14y ago

The problem was you cannot link to gawker from HN submissions, it's banned here too. And apparently there is a new moderation mode that removes/prevents articles from being on the front page, because that just happened too.

thaumaturgy 14y ago
Gawker (and its associated sites) have been banned on HN for a long time for their really poor content quality (and the propensity of newbies to vote them up). This article was briefly on the front page. I am one of probably many who flagged it down into oblivion, where it belongs.
- ck2 14y ago
  So you don't think it warrants discussion from a hacker perspective? I guess you don't build online communities.
  - thaumaturgy 14y ago
    No, I don't think it warrants discussion. And yes, I do build communities -- both online and in the real world. I read the article. It wasn't about communities; it was salacious gossip about an individual. If you really want to read about that, go stand in line at a supermarket and pick up one of their tabloids. If you want to talk on HN about the problems and responsibilities of anonymity in online communities, then write something worth reading.
- tzs 14y ago
  If poor content and dumb newbie votes is grounds for banning, why the heck are techdirt and torrentfreak not banned?
  - thaumaturgy 14y ago
    Because nobody's made a big enough issue of those sites yet. (I wouldn't mind if they weren't on HN, either.)
    - sentenza 14y ago
      Torrentfreak I get, but what's so bad about techdirt? Their "economics of free" series of articles is the single most useful online resource for dragging creative people into 21st century. You wouldn't believe how many musicians I know that spend their time worrying about selling CDs and getting a record deal... in 2012. I consider them a valuable information source regarding the marketing and monetarization of zero marginal cost content.
      - thaumaturgy 14y ago
        http://shomi.associatedtechs.com/#top+submissions+from+techdirt.com http://shomi.associatedtechs.com/#top+submissions+from+techd... Looks like mostly political stuff, or stuff filling the void left behind by Valleywag. I don't really care much one way or the other though.