Re:What 4chan thinks of HN
by hrkristian on Sunday November 17, 2013 @10:38AM
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It's also a slight (human) deterrent.
I've personally found myself deleting some comments not worth being said, usually at the captchas. I can only imagine this goes for others and in other situations.
Here, the quality check is rather the wish to actually contribute.
It's definitely a shame about the captcha, but like a couple of people have already said, it's necessary.