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dublinben  ·  3413 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Suggestion Debate: Follow Moderation

    This would, of course, make de facto moderators to the site. It would, of course, congeal power in the power users and create a system where getting on the bad side of a few could blacklist you from most.

I think that this fundamentally goes against everything that this site was built for. Every user of Hubski is given the power, as well as the expectation, to be the master of their own experience here. Providing the opportunity, even voluntarily, to delegate this responsibility to other members will reward laziness and encourage centralization.

It's perfectly fine for users to abandon this fundamental aspect of Hubski. They can do so by leaving the site, and getting their news spoonfed to them somewhere else.