You're barking up the wrong tree. It's unlikely that 'the next person that wants to stop blogging' reads HN (yes I know about spolsky and al3x). In response to

You're barking up the wrong tree. It's unlikely that 'the next person that wants to stop blogging' reads HN (yes I know about spolsky and al3x). In response to this story, you could ask us not to vote for such stories or even urge us to flag it. Although such metacomments are discouraged, it's still more useful than wildly addressing a bunch of people that probably won't be reached.