My thoughts on this are complicated. I agree with the overall goal (namely, "HN threads are for conversation"), but disagree with the implication that this was

My thoughts on this are complicated. I agree with the overall goal (namely, "HN threads are for conversation"), but disagree with the implication that this was anti-conversation--I find it disturbing that places that _should_ have conversation are so easily derailed. I want there to be a good solution for this, but don't think we as a society have figured out a way to address deliberate manipulation that isn't worse than the problem.