I was surprised he called out jl. I thought she was being conscious about the fact that she's "thin-skinned" and going to avoid areas that might be sensitive &

I was surprised he called out jl. I thought she was being conscious about the fact that she's "thin-skinned" and going to avoid areas that might be sensitive & OP turned it into a "she might get vengeful one day" negative. OP needs to give HN some credit. Building a good site is harder. Building a good community is harder. Until TechStars or someone comparable comes up with an alternative, complaining that one company decided to fill a niche that wasn't being filled seems really lame (it's not like HN is proactively squashing any other startup sites). People are here because it's the best tech news resource around.