*...could this be the warning signs of YC news starting to become reddit ?* I ha... | Hacker News

I hate to pick at straws here, but this single phrase has been repeated across HN threads for years. No, we are not becoming reddit. Some past references:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1420440
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=258551
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=560517
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1110251
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=572808
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=144390
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=235490
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=508028
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926604
Some of these go back as far as 2 years ago (I'm sure theres earlier examples out there as well). I think edw519 explained it best with his graph here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=926644