[chrisaycock]

I notice that your account is less than a year old, so I'll point you to the HN Guidelines:

  Please don't submit comments complaining that a
  submission is inappropriate for the site. If you
  think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by
  going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link.
  (Not all users will see this; there is a karma
  threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also
  comment that you did.

  If your account is less than a year old, please don't
  submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit.
  (It's a common semi-noob illusion.)

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[barakstout]

Nice...

[robwgibbons]

I fail to see how the age of an account makes a point any less valid. Baseless elitism should be discouraged, not someone who could viably have been a lurker for years posting an honest opinion about how things have trended. Of course now this comment will likely be downvoted. You've changed, man.