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I almost posted something to this effect a moment ago. If 2/5 of the articles you submit hit the front page, it shows you have good discretion and a good under
by eavc 16y ago
I almost posted something to this effect a moment ago.
If 2/5 of the articles you submit hit the front page, it shows you have good discretion and a good understanding of this community.
I'd be willing to bet that a huge percentage of the articles coming from smallish/new websites are submitted by a proxy of the author.
Same practice, just hidden. I prefer your approach.
- JangoSteve 16y agoAgreed mostly, but I would argue that hitting the front page is more luck than quality (at least 60/40 in favor of luck, timing, etc).
- eavc 16y agoThat's interesting. I'd like to hear your argument/read your thinking on that. Maybe something for its own post. The dynamics of sharing, promoting, and finding content are highly relevant to this community.
- JangoSteve 16y agoA few points: -the number of people who have friends vote their stories to the front-page (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1035206 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1035206) -the time of day (and day of week) you submit your story (http://blog.itlater.com/whats-the-best-time-to-post-to-hackernews/ http://blog.itlater.com/whats-the-best-time-to-post-to-hacke...) -(related to above) how many stories are submitted soon after yours determines how long your submission stays on the New page, even if they're all spam Notice that none of these factors have anything to do with the quality of the posted content.