No, but that kind of leeway is what kills sites during an Eternal September. And no one ask for proof you're an hacker to open an account here (thankfully I might add). Hacker in the guidelines is just a synonym for user.
Again, I don't want to force HN to limits its discussion to tech _only_, I'm just saying that I think it's getting more and more diluted.
Again, I don't want to force HN to limits its discussion to tech _only_, I'm just saying that I think it's getting more and more diluted.