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Why does this site show up so much on HN? It seems to be the same few pop-science topics repeated and stretched out in new ways with questionable studies and wh
by ultramancool 11y ago
Why does this site show up so much on HN? It seems to be the same few pop-science topics repeated and stretched out in new ways with questionable studies and whatever flimsy thing they can use to grab attention with a new headline.
- jacquesm 11y agoIf you click on the domain name to the right of the link you'll see that the site is being submitted by a few HN regulars. All it takes from there is 3 additional upvotes. Similar patterns exist around techcrunch, the wall street journal, the economist and many other domains that appear on HN with clockwork regularity. Pretty much every article on TC for instance is submitted within a very short time from the time they press 'publish' on TC and many HN'ers will submit these articles. It's more or less the exact reason why HN exists, to share links related to certain subjects and websites that cater to those subjects will see a great deal of exposure.
- dang 11y agoMost of the comparable sites are penalized * on HN, but Nautilus isn't because we had the impression that their articles were of higher quality. Wrong? * This penalty doesn't prevent stories from making the front page, it just requires more votes to do it, or a moderator to waive the penalty. It's the solution we came up with for media websites that put out reams of fluff but also the occasional solid story.
- xixi77 11y agoWell, I'm not sure about other articles, but this one is rather bad (for example, as noted in some comments here, statistical examples are fundamentally wrong, and they are being used to support a substantial part of the argument).
- gbaygon 11y agogenerally I've found that an article (bad or good) sets the topic for really interesting discussions and points of views here in HN