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A snapshot of what /newest looks like at the moment: https://imgur.com/hZkYX9h https://imgur.com/hZkYX9h That's the kind of organic upvote rate you'd expect fr
by luc4sdreyer 7y ago
A snapshot of what /newest looks like at the moment: https://imgur.com/hZkYX9h https://imgur.com/hZkYX9h
That's the kind of organic upvote rate you'd expect from something like "Alien spaceship lands in Times Square (nytimes.com)"
For this post I'd expect not more than 3 points in 10 minutes. Probably bots?
- nkurz 7y agoI can't speak for others, but I'm not a bot. I saw it at the very top of the 'new' page just after it was submitted, scanned the article, and thought it was worthy of discussion. I haven't kept up with bicycle helmet tech, but thought others here might have opinions on whether this is advertising junk or an actual breakthrough. While it's possible there was simultaneously a spectacularly effective promotion campaign, I'm guessing most of the other early votes were similarly real.
- luc4sdreyer 7y agoThat's what a bot would say :) I'm not sure how HN's ranking algorithm works, but it seems similar to Reddit where there is a velocity factor. So all you need to do to boost your submission on to the front page is a decent submission and a few upvotes in the first few minutes. Then it's on the front page and organic votes will keep it there. Of course they have systems in place to prevent it, but it's an arms race. EDIT: can you remember how many upvotes it had when you voted?
- nkurz 7y agoIt showed a score of 1 (no upvotes) when I clicked to read the article. Then after approximately 2-3 minutes of reading, I clicked back and upvoted without refreshing, so I don't know how many votes it had when I actually voted.