[korse]

I think a whole lot of people forget that this is a discussion board run by a venture capital group.

I agree with the post, but don't find it surprising. If you have problems with companies these guys are invested in, probably find a different platform that they don't run?

Seriously, we could do this on IRC without hard gatekeeping...

[pavel_lishin]

You say gatekeeping like it's a bad thing; I wonder how much spam gets blocked by automated systems here.

[korse]

This article doesn't relate to spam prevention as far as I can tell.

The author is concerned that content which would be valuable to the 'tech-scene' by virtue of demonstrable ability to gain traction quickly is being suppressed due to site owners wanting to avoid damaging their investments.

[ssl-3]

> Seriously, we could do this on IRC without hard gatekeeping...

I mean: We're all free to have a drink from the proverbial firehose any time we want.

It's right over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newest