Say it isn't so.

No. Pass the word. HN is not the new Techcrunch. These aren't the droids you are looking for. Move along. Move along.

They shut it down now...

I like what edw519 says. The community filter's itself via up arrows. If fluff reaches the top - isn't that what the community wants? Though, I do think we should put the following message at the top of the site: "If you vote for fluff then you really, really suck." :-)