Since HNers are so divided on this issue (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039), why not do one month on, one

Since HNers are so divided on this issue (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039), why not do one month on, one month off for a time to do a sort of A/B testing over a sustained period while keeping everyone at least semi-happy half the time? This would have the added benefit of letting cumulative totals get updated on searchyc from time to time.