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Is this the fifth or sixth time this story has hit the front page? Seriously, I’m losing track. I want to think that the fetishistic reposting and popularity of

Is this the fifth or sixth time this story has hit the front page? Seriously, I’m losing track. I want to think that the fetishistic reposting and popularity of this story doesn’t say terrible things about some people here, but each time it makes the front page that’s harder to believe. 76 points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16498586 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16498586 351 points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551 17 points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16513739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16513739 23 points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16504820 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16504820 58 points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16500834 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16500834 Sixth time it seems.

xavierlucio 9y ago
It shows how much people care about this matter. Most people doesn't come to HN everyday, and probably just saw it
- dang 9y ago
  That's true, but the bulk of the community cares even more about not having the front page filled with duplicates and follow-ups. That's why we moderate it the way we do. It would have been good if we had caught the original post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551) getting penalized by the flamewar detector and turned that off. We often do that, and even have the software set up to email us notifications to check such things. Had the story had a few more hours on the front page, the point would be moot. Unfortunately we missed that and it's too late now. But the story is certain to develop further, and when significant new information is available, HN can have another big thread. Not before, though.
golem14 9y ago
Bashing Google over this on HN (and elsewhere) seems close to (persistent) astroturfing to me. It would be interesting to actually do the work and investigate where the various mentions on HN (and the original articles) come from. But then again, this stuff sells in the news, so why suspect ulterior motives ;)
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- dang 9y ago
  It breaks the site guidelines to insinuate that behavior you disagree with must be astroturfing. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. I realize it's a very persuasive-feeling impression. It's increasingly the first thing people bring up to account for disagreement, but that is a huge problem. Overwhelmingly the real reason for disagreement is that people just disagree, and we get nowhere by pretending otherwise.
ralusek 9y ago
Describing the popularity of this as "fetishistic reposting" says more about you than it does about this article's popularity. This is an article about hiring in the tech industry, and this is a forum read by people in that same industry. It's about a relevant political direction that has actual impact on the very community that reads this.
- IntronExon 9y ago
  Twice daily fp reposts for three days, in the absence of any new information or insights seems fetishistic to me. At the very least it seems profoundly disrespectful to the mods.

xavierlucio 9y ago

It shows how much people care about this matter. Most people doesn't come to HN everyday, and probably just saw it

dang 9y ago
That's true, but the bulk of the community cares even more about not having the front page filled with duplicates and follow-ups. That's why we moderate it the way we do. It would have been good if we had caught the original post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16497551) getting penalized by the flamewar detector and turned that off. We often do that, and even have the software set up to email us notifications to check such things. Had the story had a few more hours on the front page, the point would be moot. Unfortunately we missed that and it's too late now. But the story is certain to develop further, and when significant new information is available, HN can have another big thread. Not before, though.

golem14 9y ago

Bashing Google over this on HN (and elsewhere) seems close to (persistent) astroturfing to me. It would be interesting to actually do the work and investigate where the various mentions on HN (and the original articles) come from. But then again, this stuff sells in the news, so why suspect ulterior motives ;)

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dang 9y ago
It breaks the site guidelines to insinuate that behavior you disagree with must be astroturfing. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. I realize it's a very persuasive-feeling impression. It's increasingly the first thing people bring up to account for disagreement, but that is a huge problem. Overwhelmingly the real reason for disagreement is that people just disagree, and we get nowhere by pretending otherwise.

ralusek 9y ago

Describing the popularity of this as "fetishistic reposting" says more about you than it does about this article's popularity. This is an article about hiring in the tech industry, and this is a forum read by people in that same industry. It's about a relevant political direction that has actual impact on the very community that reads this.

IntronExon 9y ago
Twice daily fp reposts for three days, in the absence of any new information or insights seems fetishistic to me. At the very least it seems profoundly disrespectful to the mods.