Hmm not really, I think?

Thought about it some more. The only one I can come up with that is mostly upheld is: "no shitcoining".

optimism

This doesn't sound like a very meaningful statement, though.

I wonder about market demand, though. Fan fiction (or even normal fiction) is an interesting case. We have times when we get little bursts but mostly itnos reserved to "approved" times (ie competitions). I'm surprised we don't see more fiction in between times.

AskSN

What are the norms of Stacker News?

Scoresby

Ah! Perhaps the market is our norm?

This doesn't sound like a very meaningful statement, though. 

I wonder about market demand, though. Fan fiction (or even normal fiction) is an interesting case. We have times when we get little bursts but mostly itnos reserved to "approved" times (ie competitions). I'm surprised we don't see more fiction in between times.