Tech is like any other industry, it's rife with politics. I don't agree with trolling but obviously this place isn't reddit, lot of political debates are valuable and offer insights for those less politically inclined.
If we agree to this policy what guarantee is there in the future that other topics that HN leadership doesn't like will be censored?
This is censorship pure and simple. Shame on you Dang for even suggesting it, my question is:
Is HN an America based community that reflects the core beliefs in freedom of speech & expression?
If yes, we shouldn't even have this kind of thread. Let trolls be flagged but everyone else having meaningful discussion should not be collectively punished.
No, it's 'moderation'. Censorship is where you can't say something in any (public) outlet.
> Is HN an America based community that reflects the core beliefs in freedom of speech & expression?
No, because downvoting 'ghosts' a comment, there's shadowbanning, dead comments, and the mods can already kill stories. Moderation is already alive and kicking on HN; there's plenty of it done by both mods and users.
Also, it's only for one week. It's bizarre to see just how many commentors are treating it like the end-times of civilisation.