I agree but it seems clear that HN could use <i>some</i> way of letting its like-minded visitors connect.<p>pg has built a singular and impressive user base, one which benefits from talking to and meeting each other.<p>I do agree a traditional jobs board would a lame add-on which would exist orthogonally to the stories/comments. Very soon it would be filled by stale jobs (startups move fast), recruiters and people who come just for the jobs section.<p>The current method of putting up a job post when it seems to be of most utility works, but just barely.<p>I just don't know if there's any feature you can add which would not feel like a cheap add-on but rather work within the current user-centric community.