>>jseip+(OP)
The post this morning, "Ask HN: What kind of side projects are you working on?"* got a lot of great responses and was killed because of it. There was nothing "controversial" about the post; it was merely popular with comments of what people are working on. This algorithm needs to be tweaked or HN risks losing its base.
>>david9+Jb
The number of links within it probably drags it down. Though I am ambivalent whether it's good or bad, I sort of see the point...there's not much discussion or analysis in the comments.
>>brudge+Xb
It's bad because this is exactly the kind of thing that many on HN come here to see. I hate sifting through the "YC startup raises $50" news, but I love to see what people are working on, and I'm not alone.