This is fantastic. From my perusal, I don't think the headline selection looks that different from today. There aren't that many hard-core programming related a

This is fantastic. From my perusal, I don't think the headline selection looks that different from today. There aren't that many hard-core programming related articles in 2009 for instance. I personally feel that it is more the small neighborhood feel of the commenting that has declined than the headlines. (Also I had to laugh at this one from Feb 2009: "Confirmed: Apple and Adobe Collaborating on iPhone Flash") Edit: and let me restate what I said from the other thread, I think it would be an improvement to hide the total karma a user has in the system. The point is not to gain karma points but to stretch our minds and help each other. We would retain the feedback about individual comments but they would not add up to any measurable thing. It would have to be its own reward.