> I wish to keep HN away from the masses as much as I'd like a broader perspective in the light of how things go with typical social networks Agreed. I downvot

> I wish to keep HN away from the masses as much as I'd like a broader perspective in the light of how things go with typical social networks Agreed. I downvote ferociously on HN when I see people attempt to be funny or meme on hacker news. It'll be a sad day once people try to use HN as some sort of hacker joke thread.