It's not really new. Whether you agree with the sentiment or not, pg's oldish comment on the issue at least establishes the existence of the behavior several y

It's not really new. Whether you agree with the sentiment or not, pg's oldish comment on the issue at least establishes the existence of the behavior several years ago, and has been taken by many to be the final word on the acceptability of the practice: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 (edit: spelling)