I can readily look up HN stories older than that. You are just using the wrong tool. With site-restricted Google search, or with search by user and keyword through HN Search, you can find such gems as
Thanks for your reply. I can see my wording is confusing: I know the actual stories are kept, but I was referring to the "saved stories" under your profile. I have rephrased the question, hoping it's now clear.
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I can readily look up HN stories older than that. You are just using the wrong tool. With site-restricted Google search, or with search by user and keyword through HN Search, you can find such gems as
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
from 1379 days ago with pg's opinion about using downvoting to express disagreement with comments.
Thanks for your reply. I can see my wording is confusing: I know the actual stories are kept, but I was referring to the "saved stories" under your profile. I have rephrased the question, hoping it's now clear.