I was a bit disappointed in HN when the original post skyrocketed to the top of the front page. It was disheartening to see knee-jerk reactions by the HN commu

I was a bit disappointed in HN when the original post skyrocketed to the top of the front page. It was disheartening to see knee-jerk reactions by the HN community. We've built such an intellectually sound and interesting community; one that bases its opinion on fact itself, and not emotion. Let's keep it that way.