I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I'm not an old-timer on HN, but what I do know is that opinion for opinions sake is treated with very harsh scrutiny and I e

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I'm not an old-timer on HN, but what I do know is that opinion for opinions sake is treated with very harsh scrutiny and I enjoy the site for particularly that. Ask HN's may be slightly softer on that rule and since this years 'eternal september' there have been a lot of new people who don't understand the rule in general - yet, but the crux is this: This is not reddit.