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Which is a bad idea in general. I think HN uses some kind of vote ring detection scheme. And checks if the referrer to a link is from HN or another source befor
by Houshalter 9y ago
Which is a bad idea in general. I think HN uses some kind of vote ring detection scheme. And checks if the referrer to a link is from HN or another source before counting their votes.
- grzm 9y agoI've seen links like these on a variety of articles/blog posts. I hadn't considered it's possible abuse with voting rings: I've always thought of it a pointer to where discussion is held, kind of a proxy for self-hosted comments. I can see how it could be an issue, however.