HN also avoids a lot of the web-based pitfalls that let the S/N ratio decrease. You can't post images inline. You can't embed links into text. Replies don't

HN also avoids a lot of the web-based pitfalls that let the S/N ratio decrease. You can't post images inline. You can't embed links into text. Replies don't get forwarded to your inbox. Simple things like that focus the site on the discussion and not on meme-building.