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Another meta comment: Let me start by saying I do not think you have deliberately abused the HN point system. You already have a high score and presumably don
by Sukotto 16y ago
Another meta comment: Let me start by saying I do not think you have deliberately abused the HN point system. You already have a high score and presumably don't care about the number growing.
That being said... this is an interesting way to game one's HN score.
Comment on stories. Once it became obvious that a particular comment is popular/well-received (200+ points) clarify it a bit and post it to your blog. Then submit it as a story back to HN and get another (200+ points).
I found your original comment really interesting and the formatting on your blog way easier on the eyes than HN comments so I'm not complaining or anything.... just thought it an interesting (and inadvertent) example of how to abuse the HN point system.
- jasonlbaptiste 16y agoI don't care about Karma at this point in the same way people with lots of money don't care about money (that right there is a potential post). I'd rather not lose it because that means I've done something bad/not smart. Otherwise gaining karma isn't something I keep track of. My logic was: a) I wrote the comment randomly on a Sunday night. I literally wrote what was on my mind. I kept updating it frequently as I thought of more things. b) All of a sudden there were 200+ upvotes the next day. To me that indicated that people found the comment really useful. c) I had more to say, wanted to polish it up, and put it on my blog in a more permanent place. d) Submitted it since it was previously proven to be useful.
- davidw 16y agoI'd kind of like a way to sell some of it off, or have pg fly my family on an all-expenses paid vacation to the Bahamas or something. Fact is, though, it's completely useless.