News.YC in my understanding is not a forum or a discussion group, it is a way to quickly find new interesting links. Sure, commenting on the articles is great,

News.YC in my understanding is not a forum or a discussion group, it is a way to quickly find new interesting links. Sure, commenting on the articles is great, but polls and the like are not news, and not usually new or interesting (imho). I think sites like Reddit, Digg, News.YC get watered down when they start adding "features" like this.