TakeComics, one of the companies mentioned, has the absolute worst copy ever on their landing page. It is rife with grammatical and spelling errors. A fine example of how to turn off visitors.
Why was it killed? Hopefully not because TS is perceived YC competition?
These incubators are great for all hackers and entrepreneurs who are the readers and contributors of HN.
Why was it killed?
It's a dupe; it's the same article.
I've used Vanilla forums before and liked them a great deal. Is this Lussumo in the TechStars program, or has someone taken their open-source app and run with it?
It's them. They're looking to take their goods to the next level.