There was an interesting submission on an interview by TheNextWeb that was upvoted, despite a wave of downvotes. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3780870
Ultimately, it fell off the front page and the FAKEGRIMLOCK account was shut down. My opinion is that this defeated HN's ultimate goal of encouraging lively discussion relating to anything hackers would find interesting. A dinosaur that is on point in regards to startups and has had several guest blogs on Fred Wilson's blog qualifies, in my book. There were no violations of HN's guidelines in the actual posting of the article, other than using caps for a proper noun.
In fairness, the FAKEGRIMLOCK account commented in all caps, thus violating this rule: "Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. If you want to emphasize a word or phrase, put asterisks around it and it will get italicized."
So, can we have a civil, lively discussion on why the article was downvoted and whether the FAKEGRIMLOCK account should have been shut down for doing what is in keeping with his persona (all caps), while generously offering to answer questions in regards to the interview that he was the subject of?
Mind you, I know I'm risking being downvoted into oblivion, but I think that what has transpired really gets to the heart of what HN is about, and whether minor violations of the guidelines are acceptable if it encourages lively debate.
Ultimately, it fell off the front page and the FAKEGRIMLOCK account was shut down. My opinion is that this defeated HN's ultimate goal of encouraging lively discussion relating to anything hackers would find interesting. A dinosaur that is on point in regards to startups and has had several guest blogs on Fred Wilson's blog qualifies, in my book. There were no violations of HN's guidelines in the actual posting of the article, other than using caps for a proper noun.
In fairness, the FAKEGRIMLOCK account commented in all caps, thus violating this rule: "Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. If you want to emphasize a word or phrase, put asterisks around it and it will get italicized."
So, can we have a civil, lively discussion on why the article was downvoted and whether the FAKEGRIMLOCK account should have been shut down for doing what is in keeping with his persona (all caps), while generously offering to answer questions in regards to the interview that he was the subject of?
Mind you, I know I'm risking being downvoted into oblivion, but I think that what has transpired really gets to the heart of what HN is about, and whether minor violations of the guidelines are acceptable if it encourages lively debate.