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by bootload 5348 days ago
"... Given the silent nature of bans on HN, we have no choice but to move onto a new HN account and continue to submit legitimate posts using legitimate word of mouth dissemination. ... This has (and continues to) raise questions about the legitimacy of the content on HN as just a shill for YCombinator."

Charlie the above scenario should have triggered alarm bells. I always thought of HN as both an experiment for Arc & free publicity for YC. What's the controversy?