> Is it working? In my experience, HN seems okay for reading and participating in meaningful discussion. Comments that don't contribute or are inappropriate do

> Is it working? In my experience, HN seems okay for reading and participating in meaningful discussion. Comments that don't contribute or are inappropriate don't stay in sight for long (possibly due to the community upholding the guidelines), whereas useful discussions and references to projects tend to stay towards the top. I don't always agree with what sits at the top, but if nothing else it's civilized and reasoned. In some respects HN has the typical issue of most attention focusing on the first page posts and most discussion being in one or two top level comments, but that's just how people engage with the content, short of randomization there's no way around that. There will always be a top comment and everything else will receive slightly more lukewarm reception and activity.