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Moderation on HN is very strict. If Indie Hackers were 'gaming' the system, they'd be banned. That hasn't happened. The posts consistently end up on the front p
by throw_this_away 9y ago
Moderation on HN is very strict. If Indie Hackers were 'gaming' the system, they'd be banned. That hasn't happened. The posts consistently end up on the front page because people like the site...
- throwaway88743 9y ago> Moderation on HN is very strict. If Indie Hackers were 'gaming' the system, they'd be banned. If the voting data were available, one of us could prove the other wrong. As they are not, it is my opinion vs yours.
- throw_this_away 9y agoIt's HN's opinion vs yours.
- dang 9y agoBanning on HN doesn't quite work in so off-with-their-heads a way. There are many forms of gaming HN; the spectrum runs from outright evil all the way to accidental. We try to make the punishment fit the crime, so in general a site not being banned doesn't mean they didn't try to game the system.