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I wonder what would happen if the username of the submitter hidden or obfuscated for a few days? My guess is that more interesting stories would end up on the

• Splines 17y ago
  That doesn't really solve the problem of rigged up-voting (it does solve the problem of blind up-voting of celebrity submissions). I think removing permalinks from new submissions could help - the only way you could upvote new submissions would be to have them organically show up on your list. Still could be gamed though. Might be too much trouble for what it's worth, though. It turns into a cat-and-mouse game.