That is a very good point. Unfortunately we would have to wait for moderation standards and guidelines of HN to improve hugely before it can possibly be pursued

That is a very good point. Unfortunately we would have to wait for moderation standards and guidelines of HN to improve hugely before it can possibly be pursued. I wish it were different, but I’m just one person, and a big mass of the HN commenter population who benefits from the way the guidelines work on these points have no real incentive to push for it to change.