By and large, none of these things are really all that "negative". You're talking about nits at best. And I'd argue that HN is the way it is intentionally, base

By and large, none of these things are really all that "negative". You're talking about nits at best. And I'd argue that HN is the way it is intentionally, based on the audience the site owners want (or wanted) to appeal to. That said, there is an unofficial guide that has been assembled, that documents most of the kinds of things you're asking about. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973