I agree, I enjoy takeaways because it gives me a point of comparison.  Also if I suspect I&#x27;m not interested enough to check out the actual link, it&#x27;s helpful to determine if the link is worth checking out after all.<p>dang&#x27;s position is that HN threads are about conversation.  That&#x27;s a weird constraint though, and I doubt takeaways reduce conversation in the first place since there&#x27;s always going to be a difference to one&#x27;s own internal summary of the post.  Perhaps the conversation aspect should be measured empirically, compare threads w&#x2F; takeaways vs without ;)<p>EDIT:  I will also say that HN&#x27;s main draw to me are the comments that are informative.  The meta-analysis is super helpful.  Takeaways could be considered at the bottom of the range of meta-analysis, so banning people for takeaways might also reduce informative comments.