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I think these are the major related threads so far. In reverse order:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21931258 - The NRO Issues Inspection Request to ICANN Concerning .ORG Sale

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21800085 - ICANN Delays .ORG Sale Approval

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21723682 - Why ISOC sold .ORG to VCs

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21689121 - The .Org Fire Sale: How it sold for less than half its valuation

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21667355 - ISOC sold the .org registry to Ethos Capital for $1.1B

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21656960 - Why I Voted to Sell .ORG

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21626677 - ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21611677 - Save .org

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21592297 - Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold to private equity firm

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21582622 - Private Equity Is Going to Ruin the .Org Domain System and Screw Nonprofits

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21557779 - ICA asks ICANN to block .Org private equity deal in damning letter

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21526982 - Private Equity company acquires .org registry

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20263561 - Regulatory Capture at ICANN

Did I miss any?

It's almost as if HN could use a tagging system... :)

Maciej Cegłowski would like a [word](https://pinboard.in) with you.

I'm inclined to disagree.

Why?

It would add a lot of complexity, and any system has only a limited number of complexity cards to play. I'd rather play them on things that have a clear connection to HN's core.

With features like this, the benefits are obvious while the costs are not. I fear those.

That's not to say that tagging is always a bad idea—far from it. It depends on the system.

> I'd rather play them on things that have a clear connection to HN's core.

What have they been played on historically? Mostly behind the scenes stuff? Maybe I don't pay close enough attention but I haven't noticed much in the way new features/improvements over the past five years or more...(?)

Yes, mostly behind the scenes stuff. And also just keeping powder dry, per our motto: Move slowly and preserve things.

I was tongue in cheek with my comment, but I enjoy JWZ's "previously" links and tags can help traverse the history that you're working to preserve.

The simplicity you mention is worth a lot, though.

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