Yeah, it wouldn't be surprising if this kicks off a wave of meta-discussions culminating with a poll asking if HN is too meta. It's like complaining about down

Yeah, it wouldn't be surprising if this kicks off a wave of meta-discussions culminating with a poll asking if HN is too meta. It's like complaining about down-votes; it's unfortunate that a quality comment is down-voted but it usually corrects itself with a little time.