[seriousquestion]

Yes, exactly. Fundamentally it's a way to attract attention. If the claim is getting less attention, you would expect it to die out.

[smhenderson]

Apparently we touched someone's nerve - why we are being downvoted is beyond my comprehension. Guess we weren't serious 'nuff for the HN crowd. As I said in a comment a few days ago, sometimes I really miss /.