@dang I don’t know what the criteria for the black top banner are, but Jake would have earned it, IMHO. I never met him personally, but his writing deeply moved me, and others too, judging from the reactions.
"@dang is a no-op": <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36526450>
(Edit: I've emailed the suggestion, and we now have a black bar.)