You say "In fact, it goes against the very ethos of Hacker News.", do you think your action aligns with the "ethos of Hacker News"?

Do you think it's okay to rip-off something just because you think it shouldn't be invite only?

You complain about him being ripped off when his logo is a rip off of The Flash super hero logo? Irony

I do.

I kind-of agree. If someones got a thing where part of their value proposition is "invite only" curation - then that same idea with different or no curators seems to be fair game…

I cloned it in Wordpress https://github.com/gravityonmars/wp-svbtle