Way too early to tell, but I figured I might as well get the idea out there early. And pg & friends probably have some different goals than what some hn users

Way too early to tell, but I figured I might as well get the idea out there early. And pg & friends probably have some different goals than what some hn users are used to a online forum having. HN doesn't need to be monetized or have huge page views for it to be a success. All pg needs hn to do is attract the right people and scare off the wrong people. And I imagine that creates some metrics that are more quality based than what most hn users are user to.