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It was posted at the best time day for a US audience (5 am CDT) and the marketing for it is pretty solid. But yes I think so, it had around 10 upvotes in a minu
by throwasehasdwi 9y ago
It was posted at the best time day for a US audience (5 am CDT) and the marketing for it is pretty solid. But yes I think so, it had around 10 upvotes in a minute or so.
Minor astroturfing (having real people you know with real HN accounts) rocket you to the front page is pretty easy and hard to detect. It only takes around 5 votes as long as you get them quickly and they're judged to be high quality votes. However if you don't keep getting votes (your post is totally horrible) you will drop off FP fast.