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I say it because I want there to be some users who really think about what's relevant and what's not. Of course, I'm a single user: my opinion is just an opinion here. It's just how I felt. There was a conversation on IRC a few days ago where people were complaining that "favored" HN companies would get stories up to the top page when the stories were fairly bland. I saw this and thought of that. I'm a proud Dropbox…
I did not know there was an IRC channel for HN. Is it a very active channel & do you happen to have a link?
105 people right now. Frequently active.