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I'm confused - I submitted this story and identical link a day earlier but got no traction. Not complaining, just wondering how Hacker News works. https://new
by rkagerer 8y ago
I'm confused - I submitted this story and identical link a day earlier but got no traction. Not complaining, just wondering how Hacker News works.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19043315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19043315
- sametmax 8y agoIt's like when you tell a joke: who posts a link and when is as important as the content of the link itself. It's unfair, but any human system is influenced that way.
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoProbably just timing & competition from other articles... Often an article is submitted twice, and the second attempt gains traction.