[2] Initially called Startup News or occasionally News.YC., it became known by its current name on August 14, 2007.

[4] At the end of March 2014, Graham stepped away from his leadership role at Y Combinator, leaving Hacker News administration in the hands of other staff members.

[5][6] The site is currently moderated by Daniel Gackle who posts under the username dang.

[10] Graham stated he hopes to avoid the Eternal September that results in the general decline of intelligent discourse within a community.

[...] Graham adds that he gets a lot of vitriol from users personally with accusations of bias or censoring.