Well for the most part I agree, and like all other sites HN has attracted an audience different from its initial core users. This happens to all communities as

Well for the most part I agree, and like all other sites HN has attracted an audience different from its initial core users. This happens to all communities as I see it. No way to prevent it, just ask Digg. I think a good idea would be for HN to start sub HN's similar to sub Reddits, but for the most part I find I spend less time here. A good community started by Gabe Weinberg and Hiten Shah, http://techstartu.ps/ http://techstartu.ps/ , more like early HN.