> What I'm trying to say is that you and the OP > shouldn't presume to say what the HN audience wants. That's exactly the decision that up voting gives us:

> What I'm trying to say is that you and the OP > shouldn't presume to say what the HN audience wants. That's exactly the decision that up voting gives us: Each up vote is a tiny fragment of a dynamic editorial policy, and the result of that policy is the top stories on the home page. While each individual can decide who the HN audience is (either themselves alone or some idealized audience) they are making that presumption.