This is why I don't think the flamewar penalizer on Hacker News makes much sense (or it should at least be turned off for stuff that is "big news"). This news

This is why I don't think the flamewar penalizer on Hacker News makes much sense (or it should at least be turned off for stuff that is "big news"). This news item is going to keep getting submitted as every time zone comes around to it.. voted up, huge argument, kicked off the front page despite hundreds of votes and then the loop begins again. It's better to just have the one initial thread with all the noise, no?