[dTal]

It's a shame that in closing the door to the pernicious "meta nitpicking", whatever that is, the possibility for constructive analysis of how HN's algorithms shape and mould the behaviour of its dedicated community has also been removed.

[obstinate]

Sufficient amounts of "constructive" analysis by uninvolved and under-informed third parties can be a net negative.

[rimliu]

So how about informing said parties?

[obstinate]

Everything is tradeoffs. Time spent educating outsiders who may or may not be useful can be spent doing other things, like work that moves the ball forward.

[sebastianconcpt]

That would work for good willing people but not for people that is in a political war state of mind