Yup, I also felt bad when I saw folks laying into Mr Winer yesterday. I was going to submit a "hey, be reasonable, lets have less of the ad hominem" but then I

Yup, I also felt bad when I saw folks laying into Mr Winer yesterday. I was going to submit a "hey, be reasonable, lets have less of the ad hominem" but then I saw a few people had already done that. Of course, I voted those up. But the real problem is also one of the unique features of HN; I couldn't flag or vote down any of the offending comments because I don't have enough karma. That's a shame, because it feels like I just have to sit on my hands and watch the bile flow. I think this makes the world appear rather worse than it is to anyone watching...