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This would incentivize some of the insidious viral marketers that leverage social news sites to create fake personas out there and eventually masquerade submiss
by fiaz 19y ago
This would incentivize some of the insidious viral marketers that leverage social news sites to create fake personas out there and eventually masquerade submissions for profit... that is if YC News faces the problem of large numbers.
Also makes YC News elitist as well as shuts out new members, which I think would defeat the purpose of such a site. Fresh blood helps the mental juices flow as do varied ideas.
- wastedbrains 19y agoyou could only be allowed to submit X number of stories a day based on your Karma... So as you earn some respect you can do more. If you start with 1 you could only post 1 article a day which would make it less worth while to spammers. Or add flagging on users and if it passes some threshold it has the admins review the account and take action if it really is spam. Just two thoughts off the top of my head
- fiaz 19y agoSome users would get too powerful in the long run. These users would be the head of a long tail of submissions and could have disproportionate influence. Of course, this depends upon YC News having the problem of a large user base. Also, I could be totally wrong in this imagination simulation...
- edw519 19y agoGood points. I just assumed that the natural progression was: lurker, voter, commenter, submitter, addict.
- fiaz 19y agoYou are actually right on the money with this progression. Also, YC News is small enough (thankfully) that we don't have much of a spam problem. I'm just attacking our current situation as a global/general spam problem that social sites have. Having an opportunity to brainstorm gives me SO much enjoyment!
- dhimes 19y agoFWIW, I commented before I voted. Only seemed fair to allow myself to be judged before judging.