As we all get older, I think it's understandable for some people to be frustrated by waves of what JWZ called (on one occasion) "anklebiters" arriving from HN.

As we all get older, I think it's understandable for some people to be frustrated by waves of what JWZ called (on one occasion) "anklebiters" arriving from HN. DDOS or not. Wikipedia has an objective and some structure, whereas HN is, for all its uniqueness and value, not an organized activity.