3 ms·

Public discussion doesn't hurt anybody.

• tptacek 12y ago
  No, but it clutters up the site, and having the discussion in public can make the actual discussion impossible as the thread gets swamped with people threatening to leave for Reddit or worried that 'dang is a secret Republican. Which I assume are among the many reasons that the moderators have asked that these conversations go to hn@ycombinator.com instead of threads.