My work ethic sucks compared to Aaron. My politics are the opposite as Aaron. My views on God are the opposite as Aaron's.

But, damn it, I recognize the pain that Aaron has gone as the same pain that we all go though. There's a lesson here for each of us, somewhere, in Aaron's life and indeed his death.

Frankly, let people mourn the best they can, and even if you don't understand their grief, let them alone for a few days.

Aaron did impressive things, and it sucks that he killed himself. If talking about his suicide prevents others from doing the same thing, then that's a positive thing.

That doesn't make it a non-creepy thing to do for an entire community to trawl through his website and post everything he ever wrote.

When people die, their friends (or in this case, never-met Internet supporters) share their fond memories of the dead, go through old photos, etc. Posting old things from Aaron's web site is a natural extension of this.

Over 90% of the HN front page was aaronsw stuff. It seemed a little excessive.

Far less than when Steve Jobs died, and for a shorter duration.

Damn it - will you give the guy a day to be remembered.

What's it to you? Can't you wait for one day. The articles you want will be waiting for you tomorrow. And the day after that. Aaron was a part of this community (see the black bar above) and many looked up to and respected him.

I'd be surprised if HN didn't get taken over today.