I find the broadness of this guideline really worrisome and likely to exacerbate bad traits HN has developed. It's going to be extremely easy, I invite you to w

I find the broadness of this guideline really worrisome and likely to exacerbate bad traits HN has developed. It's going to be extremely easy, I invite you to watch for this, to broadly apply it to whatever is against the prevailing groupthink, and selectively exclude the prevailing groupthink. For example, "shallow cynicism" about favorites like Wikileaks will be mercilessly punished, as already happens by downvote, but by contrast "shallow cynicism" about enemies like the US Government is de rigueur here, so pointing out that it is shallow cynicism will be mercilessly punished - now with additional reinforcement from staff due to the "negativity" guideline.