Posts like the bacterial fossils spark all kinds of interesting discussion, and are obviously of interest to HNers. Asking people not to vote for interesting ar

Posts like the bacterial fossils spark all kinds of interesting discussion, and are obviously of interest to HNers. Asking people not to vote for interesting articles that will prompt discussion seems counter-intuitive. Plus, the Bad Astronomy post that is also on the front page probably wouldn't have made it there without the original post. I really enjoyed the follow-up, so I think the whole thing was worth it.