The thoughtful component that was mentioned is critical. For that I defer to one of pg's original statements: "Thoughtful in both senses: civil and substantial.

The thoughtful component that was mentioned is critical. For that I defer to one of pg's original statements: "Thoughtful in both senses: civil and substantial." The substantial aspect of thoughtful content is inherently absent from "crap." https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html