Oh cool, the Hacker News community has gotten so big that people are coming out of the woodwork and saying that they're "hardcore" and don't like some of these

Oh cool, the Hacker News community has gotten so big that people are coming out of the woodwork and saying that they're "hardcore" and don't like some of these new people that are diluting the content. They are telling the new kids on the block to take a hike; this is our turf. A classic milestone in any community. My advice: Your post is getting comments about how Hacker News is adaptive and how you should just do your best to influence that. So, either weather the storm and wait for the community to create sub-communities, or move on and find something else. It's nigh impossible to force people to adhere to the behavior of the "hardcore" group.