Someone's death is often a moment to consider them, and HN has had discussions like this for years. I'm sure no two readers share the same list of which such discussions belong on HN, but as long as it's not excessive or predictable I don't see why we shouldn't have them. Chuck Berry's a pretty important historical figure.
I was downvoted considerably when I made similar complaints in the Carrie Fisher thread, and so far I'm at -1 for my comment here.
It could be because Chuck Berry isn't nearly as much of a trigger for pop-cultural nostalgia and trivia as Carrie Fisher, and so the thread simply isn't as popular, or it could be that I'm not entirely wrong.
I used to be fine with these threads but over time they've gotten more and more grating to me.
