[Forrest7778]

Most long-term forum members of any forum tend to think that the forum is degrading over time. I don't know why, and I'm not accusing anyone of being a certain way, it's just a pattern that I've noticed and want to point out, although I have no explanation for it.

I think that HN is set up to only be as 'good' as the users, and I know that this is true of any community, but there are still issues that often spur from differing opinions no matter how awesome the community is. I believe that the best way to combat something that you don't approve of is to just ignore it. I think that the comments that people consider unfit for HN are few and when ignored will make the poster consider changing his posting technique to gain more popularity and give weight to his words, because after all we all want to be heard. That being said, is the present that much different from the past?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=143148