I liked the bit in the article about MetaFilter shutting off the new-user page whenever they got too much press. Maybe turning off new signups whenever some po

I liked the bit in the article about MetaFilter shutting off the new-user page whenever they got too much press. Maybe turning off new signups whenever some popular blog mentions Hacker News might raise the bar somewhat. That would get only those in who find HN interesting enough to bookmark it until the flood drops off.