Moderator Mayhem
Learning and science
educational game
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
15 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 29 critical, out of 61 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Idea: 9 for, 6 againstExecution: 3 for, 11 againstDesign: 2 for, 9 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Well executed and realistic, evokes moderator experience
From 3 comments
This gave me PTSD from working in T&S. Impressive level of detail, nice work creating it!
iamnafets on HNExtremely well-executed all in all. I like it.
moritzwarhier on HNI guess I’m boring somehow, I got 100% in several rounds then got promoted after round 8 (which ends the game!). The trick seems to be that you have to check the “extra info”…
nneonneo on HN
Objections
Rules are arbitrary and revealed only after mistakes
From 1 comment
This is more like a game about shitty management communication. The rules are fairly arbitrary, and you're not told about any of them until you screw up, and even clear-cut cases…
stonogo on HN
Illegal rule misapplied to content that only encourages illegal acts
From 2 comments
In the tutorial, the very first card I was presented with was reported for being "illegal", and the description was (from memory. I might not have it quite right) "A post about…
ianferrel on HNCertainly social media companies can choose to disallow suggestions that people take illegal actions. But that's not what the moderation policy for "illegal" content says. It…
ianferrel on HN
Interface is limited, too many forced context checks
From 2 comments
I expected the tick to mean "take action on review/appeal", and the cross to mean "reject review/appeal", so that threw me for a few of them. A few of the cards were really…
wizzwizz4 on HNI like the idea of this, but the need to push the More Context button on everything makes it kinda worthless (vs just showing the context for all)
JadoJodo on HN
Requests
Explain rules after the fact for educational value
From 1 comment
Very interesting, got into level 6 then got a bit bored. For eduction purpose would be cool to explain rules after the fact. Small feedback: when there is an appeal, I'm not sure…
h1fra on HN
Add a doxxing rule for quasi-legal cases
From 1 comment
Hey- not bad! I got 4 out of 5 stars with high ratings. One thing I'd add: doxxing of a quasi legal type such as posting details about a politicians family member and their…
clutchdude on HN
Questions
Is the engine.is group an industry lobbying group?
From 1 comment
Is https://www.engine.is/ an industry lobbying group? That's what it looks like.
blast on HN