"I concur with the value of keeping meta-discussion on HN to a minimum, but" decided to post a thread of pure meta-discussion. Are you sure you concur with that value?
You can be generally opposed to something, but accept it as the least bad option in a specific situation.
Also, what proportion of student cheating do you think is by students who are generally opposed to cheating, but feel they really had to do it just this one time?