> but I like how HN is devoid of blatantly automated posts. Reddit is full of them and it's annoying. This argument I understand, because as @dang said - while

> but I like how HN is devoid of blatantly automated posts. Reddit is full of them and it's annoying. This argument I understand, because as @dang said - while this bot would enhance the HN experience, once the Floodgates are allowed to open, it will have unintended consequences and lead to a worse HN experience > this sort of automation is at odds with the core philosophy of HN existing to promote curiosity and interesting conversation between human beings. I don't agree with that statement. Enabling easier access to the articles that are being discussed, would allow more people to participate and enhance the conversation > it would be annoying and the early comment count would become meaningless noise Maybe, but (a) Whats the impact of a single comment? (b) you could always prevent the bot from commenting the archive link on posts with less than N points or N comments. That being said, I think the first point @dang made is a strong argument against the bot