Hi Mike-- big of you to ask, first of all. I don't think so. The problem is associated with growth, and HackerNews was already experiencing growth before you

Hi Mike-- big of you to ask, first of all. I don't think so. The problem is associated with growth, and HackerNews was already experiencing growth before you came along. You might be speeding things up a bit, but word will get out. It always does. And that's why this thing exists, right? Otherwise, it'd be members-only. So Paul will have to use his big brain to solve the problem community dilution... Perhaps a little sooner than he would've otherwise, but he's going to have to solve it.