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There seems to be a rash of new users posting less relevant 'link-bait' stories that get voted up When I first encountered HN, not long after its launch, it ap
by ubernostrum 17y ago
There seems to be a rash of new users posting less relevant 'link-bait' stories that get voted up
When I first encountered HN, not long after its launch, it appeared to function largely as a syndicator of TechCrunch articles. So I find your characterization of a "rash" of new "link-bait" rather amusing...
- jaf656s 17y agoDid you wait a while before creating an account? If you did, then you can ignore the rest of my comment. If not, you could have joined during one of HN's "popularity peaks" when it was mentioned on another popular website, creating a wave of new users. Those peaks always seem to correspond with a rush of Techcrunch (and similar) articles.
- ubernostrum 17y agoHN was about a year and four months old when I created an account (finally figured it was worth posting a comment), but I'd been skimming headlines occasionally almost since it launched.