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> I can't downvote you, but...I wouldn't anyway. I'd rather people have misconceptions... Diego has been on HN over 5 years and has enough karma to be able to

> I can't downvote you, but...I wouldn't anyway. I'd rather people have misconceptions... Diego has been on HN over 5 years and has enough karma to be able to downvote 10 times over. Dismissing his comment as a misconception of how HN works seems a bit ridiculous on your part. His observation is a legitimate one -- if there are no real limits on what material is appropriate, then how do we define ourselves as a community in a way that helps newcomers understand what is appropriate and how our litmus test differs from other sites?

kunai 14y ago
Legitimate it may be, and by no means is this the most shining example of a good article, but it's not spam or anything like what is usually on the homepage of Reddit. > if there are no real limits on what material is appropriate, then how do we define ourselves as a community Let me stop you right there. There is a limit on appropriate material; in fact, it's from pg himself, and I included it in my original comment. The article in question qualifies as appropriate material, which is where diego is incorrect. Even experienced people are not infallible; everyone makes mistakes.
- bostonpete 14y ago
  > There is a limit on appropriate material...and I included it in my original comment. I'm sorry, but I don't buy it -- "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is not a limit at all as it can be extended to literally everything depending on where each person's curiosity lies.