The HN rule about not being able to ask if someone read the article or imply/suggest that they did not is the worst rule on the site, because it encourages this behaviour :(
It's the offensive part that's not encouraged here - and I dig that.
He strives to lower the temperature of discussions that get too heated. He tries (and mostly succeeds) to get folks to stay on topic and civil. He keeps the site free from trash or astro-turfing. And he does all this alone.
> complete incompetence/corruption within HN
This is a strong claim. If you have evidence of it, show us. Or retract it.