Hacker News is designed to prefer fewer, higher quality comments over more lower quality comments - signal over noise. To that end it has numerous features inte

Hacker News is designed to prefer fewer, higher quality comments over more lower quality comments - signal over noise. To that end it has numerous features intended to discourage engagement over the long term, as the quality of conversation tends to diminish and the chance of flamewars tends to rise over time. Get it, say your piece, and get out. That's how one uses HN.