>A simpler solution would be to ban political news no matter where they came from, even if they are historical.
HN tried this once, like 8 years ago. Every single thread was overwhelmed with discussions about whether an article was "political" or not so people could get things memory holed when they didn't like or care for them.
It was a short and abortive experiment because it betrayed reality: Everything is political in some way. There is zero legitimate way to say something ISN'T political.
Dang went back to the status quo of "just pretend we don't talk politics here, and I will weigh the scales with a heavy hand when it is needed". As dang is only human, and HN is a site made by humans and filled with user submitted content, hopefully it isn't controversial to point out that all the rules are done based on the judgements of those humans, which is influenced by their personal beliefs, and are a "best attempt" system.
HN tried this once, like 8 years ago. Every single thread was overwhelmed with discussions about whether an article was "political" or not so people could get things memory holed when they didn't like or care for them.
It was a short and abortive experiment because it betrayed reality: Everything is political in some way. There is zero legitimate way to say something ISN'T political.
Dang went back to the status quo of "just pretend we don't talk politics here, and I will weigh the scales with a heavy hand when it is needed". As dang is only human, and HN is a site made by humans and filled with user submitted content, hopefully it isn't controversial to point out that all the rules are done based on the judgements of those humans, which is influenced by their personal beliefs, and are a "best attempt" system.