> -Sometimes for conversations about alternatives So then submit a post mortem and drive the discussion there. Or alternatively post a "Ask HN" if you're legit

> -Sometimes for conversations about alternatives So then submit a post mortem and drive the discussion there. Or alternatively post a "Ask HN" if you're legitimately considering alternatives. > -Sometimes for conversations about the product's stability history Which are readily available on those provider's status pages. > -Sometimes just for solidarity in frustration Isn't that what Twitter is for? Why should the frontpage be littered with <insert provider here> My point is this - let's say GH goes down 8x over 2 weeks for 10 minutes each. Should there be 8 posts on the frontpage about GH going down each time? No, there should be ONE, otherwise the valuable discussions you're referring to get lost.