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There was an analysis done recently that showed a few votes very early on (I think 4 may have been the number quoted) is often enough to bump you to the front p
by andrewstuart2 10y ago
There was an analysis done recently that showed a few votes very early on (I think 4 may have been the number quoted) is often enough to bump you to the front page. Have ten developers on staff, each with an HN account? Some might see that as a free ticket.
At best it's only a very temporary traffic boost, though, unless the content is legitimately interesting enough to warrant return visits.
- throwanem 10y ago> Have ten developers on staff, each with an HN account? I think that's what HN calls a "voting ring" and attempts to detect and counteract.
- adrusi 10y agoI don't think it can be detected the first time its attempted with any particular group of users.
- Cyph0n 10y agoYep, that's true. I got around 5000 page views from Reddit over 2 days, but then the traffic died off.