Seriously, the initial discussion had some people rightly pointing out that the noreferrer thing is ridiculous, but watch them all fade into oblivion.
These people don't even want to *have* the conversation. If you disagree with them, you get flagged.
- None of the comments were deleted by staff, only the top one (which was overt, blatant transphobia, direct harassment, and a misguided doxxing attempt all in one) was flagged by users.
- The immediate reply quoted the entirety of the abusive comment, thus keeping it alive and visible for everyone, making the flag useless.
- None of the replies by the ostensibly banned original author, which were also abusive, were removed. Which, by the way, happened like a month after the comment was posted.
But HN moderation is just fine. Dang is "not sure what else they should have done there".
- None of the comments were deleted by staff, only the top one (which was overt, blatant transphobia, direct harassment, and a misguided doxxing attempt all in one) was flagged by users.
- The immediate reply quoted the entirety of the abusive comment, thus keeping it alive and visible for everyone, making the flag useless.
- None of the replies by the ostensibly banned original author, which were also abusive, were removed. Which, by the way, happened like a month after the comment was posted.