FWIW: Dan runs HN, all of it. https://blog.ycombinator.com/two-hn-announcements

jsprogrammer · on Jan 23, 2016

Ah. Royal we. Nice.

Downmod bot has got me in its sights.

tptacek · on Jan 23, 2016

There are multiple moderators, so no, that is not an example of the "royal we".

jsprogrammer · on Jan 23, 2016

Where can I see the list of user downmods?

Also, does this mean Dan does not run all of HN? Or do the sub-moderators just fluff?

tptacek · on Jan 23, 2016

What's a "user downmod"?

jsprogrammer · on Jan 23, 2016

A user downmod is when someone pushes the "upside down triangle" next to a person's name and/or point score for a particular post, or, in some other way decrements a person's "karma".

tptacek · on Jan 23, 2016

Charming!

jsprogrammer · on Jan 23, 2016

?

Edit: Know where I can find the feed of user downmods?

dtornabene · on Jan 24, 2016

Theres no list of either "upmods" or "downmods". Think about the frequency that feed would be updated.

jsprogrammer · on Jan 24, 2016

Karma is just mutable state with no backing event log?

Edit: I would also settle for a live stream of events; don't need the full history, if it doesn't exist.

tptacek · on Jan 24, 2016

What other people upvote or downvote on HN is really none of your business.

jsprogrammer · on Jan 24, 2016

That's an opinion, I suppose.

When downmods serve to censor my content, they become my business. I don't know where you pulled 'upvote' from, though; I'm not sure there is much value in knowing them.

Edit: Someone is getting a feed of something...or they are just furiously refreshing this thread. hehe

jsprogrammer · on Jan 28, 2016

Lots of downmods and zero answers in this thread. Classy.