[orthoganol]

You know Sam, if you stopped censoring controversial positions or posts from hacker news I might take you seriously.

Coming from someone who is now almost automatically moved to the bottom of threads or the ridiculous "See More" section you all implemented, who as a result just doesn't post much anymore.

[dang]

Sam doesn't do any of that. I do, so you should take it up with me.

"Censorship" and "moderation" sometimes refer to the same thing from different points of view. The basis of HN moderation is not ideological agreement or disagreement, but the site rules at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. Most of the time when people complain that they've been censored/moderated because of their "controversial positions", they're unaware or don't want to admit that they broke the site guidelines. Of course we also make mistakes.

[Gargoyle]

I do think this is one place he could put his money where his mouth is. Completely revamp the culture here, on this board that represents his company.

[dang]

IMO YC could legitimately respond to that one like Odetta did when Joan Baez said "you taught me how to sing": "Oh baby, don't you blame me for that".

[nine_k]

Could you please point at a few controversial topics (not off-topic discussion threads) that have been censored here?

I'm genuinely interested.

[exolymph]

It depends on your definition of "censored" but culture war topics that are relevant to the tech industry frequently get flagged off the front page.