I'd edit your comment and remove the snip about downvotes. It's a lame cheat code for upvotes. (I upvoted you regardless.) What I wanted to say was, I tried to

I'd edit your comment and remove the snip about downvotes. It's a lame cheat code for upvotes. (I upvoted you regardless.) What I wanted to say was, I tried to join the new server and discovered it was down. So if they can't survive HN front page, I'm not sure it's a good idea to move decades-old communities to it. I'm in the same boat as you. Your best bet is to join #lesswrong and ask them about the implications, I think. They seem to care a lot about this.