But is there a "Hacker News Manifesto"? No there isn't. HN is what it is because of the community. Sure, there should be moderators to control the profanity lev

But is there a "Hacker News Manifesto"? No there isn't. HN is what it is because of the community. Sure, there should be moderators to control the profanity level. But overall, if content is interesting and it's up-voted, it means it's meaningful to someone and therefore should maintain its place on HN. The content should be driven by the community - if it's too startup related or too technology related is really a subjective matter.