I am brand new to HN (and reddit (I'm a noob)). I am a hacker though, I think, and love reading the articles that I would have no other way to read. I am trying

I am brand new to HN (and reddit (I'm a noob)). I am a hacker though, I think, and love reading the articles that I would have no other way to read. I am trying to be a more involved member to the hacker/developer community. I think that more people is a good thing overall, it brings more view points and opinion to the site. I do see the downsides to the growth too, though I think that the good far outweighs the bad. I ma not a new member that is a troll or a bad commenter and I think most new users to HN are the same way. Just my $0.02.