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Even if mods don't respond. I think this comment is useful for the community as well.

There is no dedicated meta-discussion section on hacker-news. So it has to happen somewhere.

And no I am not trolling. I do value the high signal to noise ratio on HN, which is why I participate. My comment is meant to make not just mods, but users think about what counts as signal, versus noise on this forum.

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I don't think you were trolling, but you were addressing the mods while aiming at the users, which is a coy sort of tactic to have a meta-discussion. Why not be more direct and address the community about whether a broader range of acceptable topics is desired?

If I appeared coy, I am sorry. That was not my intention.

I've seen comments in several previous HN discussions respectfully address the mods. Based on this I assumed it was fair to address comments to mods if it helps improve quality of HN discussion.

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