First of all, yes, I am fully aware that this is just a news forum, and that there's this thing called "real life."<p>Secondly, this is a great resource of both contacts and information.  It's made great because of the quality of people here, and the time they take to submit, comment, <i>and vote.</i>  Without that time from people with busy lives, HN will become rather non-special.<p>I'm pointing out that at least one person here now feels, because of a stated policy, that their time is undervalued, so I'm thinking of taking it elsewhere.  I do have an outside life, I was investing time here because I thought it might be valued.  I'm re-evaluating that decision<p>I'm not going to walk away without explanation.  When people stop being my customers I'd like to know why.  I'm giving PG the courtesy to let him know my reactions to his policies.  It's his site and he can and will do as he chooses.  So far he's done an extraordinary job.<p>Think of this as customer feedback.