Again, mostly curious as to the reasoning, as this kind of thing would tend to go against fostering a community, which is what the idea behind HN seems to be.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=607271
Nobody seemed to have a problem with it, and quite clearly the community has grown a lot since then.
Again, mostly curious as to the reasoning, as this kind of thing would tend to go against fostering a community, which is what the idea behind HN seems to be.