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by theshrike79 53 days ago
Normal users don't register on a discussion board to tell about what went well during a normal day.

People only bother when something has made them really angry about something and need to vent.

This is why default analytics is the correct option. It gets the average people who don't care about forums and usually won't even bother to change many of the settings. The crowd who doesn't open HN first thing in the morning.