Paul, I understand that you consider Hacker News your baby and are loathe to relinquish some control over it. However, because you have other obligations that are more pressing than playing with the News.YC code, maybe it is time to start considering moving this "site" in the direction of well-established open source projects. The Python model in particular comes to mind as reasonable.
As issues arise on the site, some form of public debate on the issue ensues and someone is tasked with implementing the change to the Arc/Hacker News site code based on the final approved solution. You give the submitted patch a careful look over and once everything is satisfactory, it goes live on the site. Just something to think about.
As issues arise on the site, some form of public debate on the issue ensues and someone is tasked with implementing the change to the Arc/Hacker News site code based on the final approved solution. You give the submitted patch a careful look over and once everything is satisfactory, it goes live on the site. Just something to think about.