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>>elsewh+(OP)
Hacker news is a really good site for tech discussion.

But when it comes to anything about diversity / harassment in the workplace, it seems like a group of people crop up needing to tell everyone that they're the real victims

There's a signicant subset of people that cry the loudest of censorship only when it comes to communities having a stance against racism, sexism and homophobia.

In any other discussion about Wikipedia, there would be a significant concensus that Wikipedia has a unwelcoming to new editors community.

>>Jonnax+u5
Often, such initiatives are about virtue-signaling rather than actually doing something against racism, sexism and homophobia.

Worse, and apparently also often, these initiatives are even worse: They introduce a mechanism legitimizing instant bans following a complaint against a user, with no detailed statement of the claims against them, no ability to respond to the accusations, no due process in handling the complaint, and no transparency vis-a-vis other users. This already poisons the community atmosphere - and of course, such mechanisms never fail to be misused, adding to the acrimony.

>>einpok+TL
Using the term "virtue signaling" is itself an attempt to shut down any conversation, virtue signaling that the commenter is very impartial compared to everyone else and knows better

>>secret+Ol3
I can no longer edit the answer, but if you like:

s/virtue signaling/conspicuous expression of moral values/