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It's being upvoted because the issue was raised by none other than the father of DNS.
by anilakar 8y ago
It's being upvoted because the issue was raised by none other than the father of DNS.
- scrollaway 8y agoGiven the ratio of people who upvote stories based on their title without clicking through, I highly doubt that.
- dang 8y agoWe don't know what that ratio is, as we don't track it, and I'm skeptical that anyone does.
- scrollaway 8y agoshrugs I wasn't referring specifically to HN, nor was I trying to suggest I know the exact ratio. What I know is it's extremely unlikely that this story is being upvoted because of that given that 1. A lot of people upvote on title alone (I'll die on that hill); 2. Not many people know who Paul Vixie is; 3. Those that do might not notice the name in the UI/email (I certainly didn't).
- mburns 8y agoThat’s something you believe. Die on whatever hill you choose. The top comment on HN explains who Paul Vickie is. I believe people tend to read comments before reading the article or voting.
- scrollaway 8y agoThe current top comment was not written at the time I wrote mine, and was not top comment until less than an hour ago. If you want a spot on my hill, I have room to rent.
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- creeble 8y agoWell... Paul Mockepetris may not agree with that. But he's also the kind of guy who wouldn't mind.