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Or they are just language pedants incapable of connecting with a human story.

• illuminate 14y ago
  There's no need to be so dramatic, there are reasonable expectations that a story on HN will be about technology and interesting factoids, being disappointed that this is a more traditional story is not belittling his efforts.
  • whyleyc 14y ago
    It's not dramatic to suggest that a discussion forum actually provide useful commentary on a story beyond pointless meta-discussions about link titles. It's also reasonable to expect that a story on hn might be about more than "technology and interesting factoids". The guidelines[1] suggest "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html