I liked Erlang day in part because it engaged the core community. Whatever is done, it's going to need to engage that community. No "rule" is going to suffice

I liked Erlang day in part because it engaged the core community. Whatever is done, it's going to need to engage that community. No "rule" is going to suffice; influential participation will. I think we could all do without "the news" for a week. How about Erlang (or, Erlang and friends) week? Anything OT, we all vote down to hell. I'd hate to lock someone out e.g. of needed feedback or launch publicity. Would a week be a sweet spot -- not too long, but long enough? We could even have some fun at it. I'd love to have a week's worth of that good old "brand new HN" front page. Note: Anyone who doesn't follow the community enough to know what is going on, is going to be in for a rude surprise if/when they post other content. As for the hard coded rules, I'd proceed cautiously. For example, 100 point penalties seem a bit harsh for what might be 1 time out of 10, or even 20, an honest mistake. I've come to appreciate the way pg tends to do the minimum necessary/effective, in design but also in adjustments to the karma scheme. Of course, my own proposal could well whack some people who pop up and contribute a "non-jErlanjure" story after some days' absence. Sigh, at least with live people participating, perhaps we could suss out and, um, moderate our response in such instances. (Hmm, BTW, losing 100 points for an upvote cast on a thread that gets killed would likely lend new energy to the "arrows are too small on the iWhatever"... discussion.)