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Meta-discussions can be tiresome

Why? Let's talk about this.

EDIT: I wonder if there's an analogy here for democracies and recent US legislation: the most important things to moderate are the things that are popular but subtly undermine the site's purpose.

(Oh noes! I've added politics to a meta-discussion! [dons asbestos long johns and ducks])

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Meta-discussions can be tiresome

Why? Let's talk about this.

MetaFilter (one of the longest-running communities on the web) has a policy where all meta talk goes to a separate silo (MetaTalk) so that discussions on actual topics don't get derailed. StackOverflow does the same thing.

A good idea for HN?

But why would we need to talk about this?

But why would we need to talk about this?

Why, indeed. I suggest this needs careful consideration.

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