&gt; <i>It&#x27;s similar to HN&#x27;s policy of &quot;prefer discussion to downvotes&quot;</i><p>HN has never had any such policy.<p>Edit: We detached this subthread from <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10356268" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10356268</a> and marked it off-topic.