I agree with the general sentiment, though not the absolutism. We're a long way from the unfairness of Digg. I think this is the last statement from pg on the

I agree with the general sentiment, though not the absolutism. We're a long way from the unfairness of Digg. I think this is the last statement from pg on the matter: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=196783 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=196783 Friend upvoting is not recommended, but isn't outright banned. I'm not sure that there can be a self-consistent guideline that bans asking friends for upvotes. We can certainly discourage it though.