I thought the black bar was done by the people who run the site, and &quot;we&quot; don&#x27;t judge it at all.<p>In which case, it&#x27;s a personal decision to honor someone they care about by placing a subtle notice on ther site, which happens to be popular. It&#x27;s no different in spirit to the thousands of tribute blog posts being written as I type this.<p>I find it extremely distasteful to criticize how someone chooses to honor the dead. As long as they&#x27;re not doing it by shooting guns into the air or hosting a destructive party next to your house or something like that, what do you care?