Yes I do believe it has, if it had not I would not be here and would not have been a member of the site as long as I have. That being said, I actually have a pr

Yes I do believe it has, if it had not I would not be here and would not have been a member of the site as long as I have. That being said, I actually have a pretty good sense of humor, and find a lot of the trolling to be amusing. Even though I do, I have been around long enough that I have seen many a good sites ruined by it, HN created a culture where trolls, memes and humor are quickly down-voted, a new member usually comes in, gets down voted, asks why and is educated on the subject, they then tend to reinforce the culture. The down-voting has been surprisingly successful, as of recent though down-voting has been used more and more for "I don't agree" as opposed to "this is not worthy of this site" I wish it would head back towards a tool against unworthy information but such is the nature of these things, so long as it keeps the trolling to a minimum I think HN will continue to be a great site.