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On the other hand, as of this writing this complaint post has 131 points. That seems to suggest that more people are against the offer posts than for them. Curi
by gxti 16y ago
On the other hand, as of this writing this complaint post has 131 points. That seems to suggest that more people are against the offer posts than for them. Curiously, the only post on the frontpage now with more posts is "Things Paul Graham is Wrong About", another post with a flamebait title. Not surprisingly, flamebait attracts the upvotes!
- alextgordon 16y agoThat would only be a reasonable deduction if HN had < 262 users. As it stands, it's impossible to judge based on a score that cannot be downvoted, and that's without considering selection bias.
- estel 16y agoTo me, it suggests that this is just a more controversial post than all-but-one other frontpage post; not necessarily more agreed with. The majority of posts that I've read, and certainly the more up-voted, seem to be those disagreeing (at least in part) with the OP. Edit: it's entirely possible I misread "points" for "posts", so ignore this entirely.
- mquander 16y agoWhat do you mean, it suggests that? I'm against the offer threads, and I flagged this post! A vote up doesn't mean "I agree." I don't want to see a webpage full of things I agree with.