Despite the haters and imperfections, I think HN is about as humane as a large, public, globally accessible online community could possibly be. It seems like one of those things that couldn't possibly last forever because it bucks the statistics of human nature too much.

A key move, and an utterly unique one to my knowledge, was having an extraordinary full time employee tending to it constantly.

Here's hoping it all lasts for as long as possible. Thanks dang.