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I understand the impression, but the truth is that no one knows how to make a forum that runs without moderation/curation while remaining interesting and surviving growth. I wish we did; it would be awesome. I could work on the code instead of writing tedious comments and getting accused of opposite things by angry people.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm always looking for ways to relax control and intervene less, partly because control and intervention are work, and partly because I like the Tao Te Ching.

I wrote about this point upthread too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23543970, particularly the last bit.

>>dang+(OP)
dang, as the recipient of admonishments from you, I can only say: thank you. Your work ensures this site retains its high value.

That may read as a suck-up but it's genuine gratitude -- this is my go-to site and the value comes from the dialog here, far more than the articles themselves.