Compared to other sources I've used for tech (and other interesting) news, the discussions here are positively civilized on average, even when folks disagree.

Compared to other sources I've used for tech (and other interesting) news, the discussions here are positively civilized on average, even when folks disagree. Sure, sometimes some folks (even me) get a bit "cranky" over certain topics, but I generally more often than not see even those sorts of "grumpy old man" comments get responded to with a great deal more civility here than many other places on the web where I could find similarly interesting posts. It's one of the main reasons HN has become one of my favorite sources of news-like content.