Please, Pretty Please, Lets Keep This Place Quasi-Quiet

I have ditched pretty much every feed I had, but despite the intense volume of Hacker News threads, I still subscribe because no other place has quite as good links.

But many more, and it'll get overwhelming!

So I ask: can we keep this place quiet from the sort of self-promoting clowns that ruin other link sites? You know, the kind of people that call it "Social Media".

I am sure that is selfish, against the spirit of the web, elitist, makes me {INSERT INSULT HERE] but, you know what? I don't care! I just can't imagine more submitters making hacker news better, and I figure if you are really keen on this topic, you'll find the place eventually.