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I once submitted a blog post [1] and later received an email from someone at HN saying that it was a great article but didn't do so well and if I re-submit it,

I once submitted a blog post [1] and later received an email from someone at HN saying that it was a great article but didn't do so well and if I re-submit it, they will make sure it does better, so I did and it went to the top. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16862077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16862077

eganist 7y ago
Would be interesting to see the correspondence, but don't feel obligated.
- adenadel 7y ago
  They do it frequently. I've had it happen several times. The specific text isn't particularly exciting. They just give you a link to resubmit if you're interested. You also get an extra upvote upon submission (and I imagine there is more of a bump behind the scenes).
  - x2f10 7y ago
    What does HN feel about this? Is it curation from the staff or is it selective manipulation? On first blush, I'm for it... but I'd be interested to see what others think.
    - krapp 7y ago
      >Is it curation from the staff or is it selective manipulation? Curation is selective manipulation. Whether it's positive or negative correlates to whether you personally agree with it.
      - bernardlunn 7y ago
        Yes. I generally find HN works ie surfaces interesting stuff. I judge HN by what not how. The how moan is often “they don’t like my stuff” sniff sniff
    - Insanity 7y ago
      at first thought I'd be against it. Because they essentially bump what they think is good, and it does not (necessarily) reflect the community. Sometimes things slip through at HN though so giving a nudge to resubmit sounds like a good idea. Tbh, I don't really mind either way, I've enjoyed most content on here.
      - marcosdumay 7y ago
        I guess a good community needs constant upkeep, like anything else in life. The community was created over what a few people thought was good content, and if left alone will probably get dissolved in some "large reddit" effect.
      - dang 7y ago
        We bump what we think the community might like and is aligned with the site guidelines. And only to the lower half of the front page, whence it soon falls away if we guessed wrong. The posts aren't necessarily what we ourselves like or think is good; mostly we don't have time to decide on that.
        vasco 7y ago
        You have time to decide if the community might like it but not if yourselves do? Bit weird.
        dang 7y ago
        If you do something hundreds of times a day for years, you get fast at it. Also, don't forget I said "might". These are quick, approximate guesses.
        Insanity 7y ago
        Fair enough. As I mentioned I am pretty happy with the content on here. Also happy with the moderations so thank you for that! :)
        untilHellbanned 7y ago
        You have time to decide what to bump, but not to decide what you like? Makes no sense.
    - 1337biz 7y ago
      I like it. Hn is still worth checking a few times every day. Whatever the staff is doing, it feels like they keep the quality relatively stable.
    - qazpot 7y ago
      Interesting thing to know would be - whether HN staff does not allow the stories that they disagree with, to get popular.
- twic 7y ago
  I've had that happen a couple of times. The email is fairly bland - it looked like the sort of copy you'd write for an automated system. It includes a link to this comment by way of explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380
- bryanrasmussen 7y ago
  the way it works is described in this HN post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 I've had about a dozen of them, I think probably because I'm in a time zone that gets buried more than others? on edit: maybe it's not exactly the same thing because I don't have to resubmit when I get these, they are just put in the second chance pool.
misiti3780 7y ago
that has happened to me too
simonebrunozzi 7y ago
The same happened to me just a couple of days ago. I thought it was a very nice thing for the quality of the content that goes to the top (not just because it was my submission, of course).

eganist 7y ago

Would be interesting to see the correspondence, but don't feel obligated.

adenadel 7y ago
They do it frequently. I've had it happen several times. The specific text isn't particularly exciting. They just give you a link to resubmit if you're interested. You also get an extra upvote upon submission (and I imagine there is more of a bump behind the scenes).
- x2f10 7y ago
  What does HN feel about this? Is it curation from the staff or is it selective manipulation? On first blush, I'm for it... but I'd be interested to see what others think.
  - krapp 7y ago
    >Is it curation from the staff or is it selective manipulation? Curation is selective manipulation. Whether it's positive or negative correlates to whether you personally agree with it.
    - bernardlunn 7y ago
      Yes. I generally find HN works ie surfaces interesting stuff. I judge HN by what not how. The how moan is often “they don’t like my stuff” sniff sniff
  - Insanity 7y ago
    at first thought I'd be against it. Because they essentially bump what they think is good, and it does not (necessarily) reflect the community. Sometimes things slip through at HN though so giving a nudge to resubmit sounds like a good idea. Tbh, I don't really mind either way, I've enjoyed most content on here.
    - marcosdumay 7y ago
      I guess a good community needs constant upkeep, like anything else in life. The community was created over what a few people thought was good content, and if left alone will probably get dissolved in some "large reddit" effect.
    - dang 7y ago
      We bump what we think the community might like and is aligned with the site guidelines. And only to the lower half of the front page, whence it soon falls away if we guessed wrong. The posts aren't necessarily what we ourselves like or think is good; mostly we don't have time to decide on that.
      - vasco 7y ago
        You have time to decide if the community might like it but not if yourselves do? Bit weird.
        dang 7y ago
        If you do something hundreds of times a day for years, you get fast at it. Also, don't forget I said "might". These are quick, approximate guesses.
      - Insanity 7y ago
        Fair enough. As I mentioned I am pretty happy with the content on here. Also happy with the moderations so thank you for that! :)
      - untilHellbanned 7y ago
        You have time to decide what to bump, but not to decide what you like? Makes no sense.
  - 1337biz 7y ago
    I like it. Hn is still worth checking a few times every day. Whatever the staff is doing, it feels like they keep the quality relatively stable.
  - qazpot 7y ago
    Interesting thing to know would be - whether HN staff does not allow the stories that they disagree with, to get popular.
twic 7y ago
I've had that happen a couple of times. The email is fairly bland - it looked like the sort of copy you'd write for an automated system. It includes a link to this comment by way of explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380
bryanrasmussen 7y ago
the way it works is described in this HN post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 I've had about a dozen of them, I think probably because I'm in a time zone that gets buried more than others? on edit: maybe it's not exactly the same thing because I don't have to resubmit when I get these, they are just put in the second chance pool.

misiti3780 7y ago

that has happened to me too

simonebrunozzi 7y ago

The same happened to me just a couple of days ago. I thought it was a very nice thing for the quality of the content that goes to the top (not just because it was my submission, of course).