Yeah, HN has a pretty narrow focus and has a conscious effort to maintain its quality. OTOH, reddit, digg, 4chan, pretty much every newspaper with comments - t

Yeah, HN has a pretty narrow focus and has a conscious effort to maintain its quality. OTOH, reddit, digg, 4chan, pretty much every newspaper with comments - they all turn into hives of idiocy and depravity really quick (although 4chan might have simply started there. :X)