I'm familiar with the history. Whatever eusman's original stated intentions with the domain, my points stand. Using/linking-to News.YC via a nonofficial 3rd-party domain is a risky habit.

You should also note the claimed owner of the 'hackerne.ws' domain left as an active user in a huff over 2 years ago:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=151412