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>That just proves my point It proves that reddit admins didn't like right wing shit posting and were willing to rewrite the algo to deal with it. Which is comp

>That just proves my point It proves that reddit admins didn't like right wing shit posting and were willing to rewrite the algo to deal with it. Which is completely the opposite of the point you were making that these algos are somehow neutral.

imgabe 7y ago
It proves that reddit admins take steps to deal with people who abuse the site with spam, which is what one would expect of any forum administrator for any spam content. If their content was so compelling, why did they have to spam it? Why wouldn't it just attract users organically the way other content does?
- buzzkillington 7y ago
  >Why wouldn't it just attract users organically the way other content does? [[citation needed]] Would you like to present proof that t_d did not grow organically in 2015/2016? So far you're heavy on claims and light on proof.
  - imgabe 7y ago
    Citation? No problem. Here it is: > A hilarious example was when Reddit was trying to deal with the_donald successfully spamming reddits hot algorithm. - buzzkillington in Hacker News comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21463480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21463480 You were the one who stated that /r/the_donald spammed Reddit to reach the front page. Are you changing your story and now saying they reached the front page organically? Are you confused about what spamming is? If there really were a large number of people genuinely interested in the_donald, it would have reached the front page without spamming. The reddit algorithm is probably also biased against posts trying to sell penis enlargement pills. Do you think that is also oppressive?
    - buzzkillington 7y ago
      If you haven't already, would you mind reading about HN's approach to comments and site guidelines? >Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

imgabe 7y ago

It proves that reddit admins take steps to deal with people who abuse the site with spam, which is what one would expect of any forum administrator for any spam content. If their content was so compelling, why did they have to spam it? Why wouldn't it just attract users organically the way other content does?

buzzkillington 7y ago
>Why wouldn't it just attract users organically the way other content does? [[citation needed]] Would you like to present proof that t_d did not grow organically in 2015/2016? So far you're heavy on claims and light on proof.
- imgabe 7y ago
  Citation? No problem. Here it is: > A hilarious example was when Reddit was trying to deal with the_donald successfully spamming reddits hot algorithm. - buzzkillington in Hacker News comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21463480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21463480 You were the one who stated that /r/the_donald spammed Reddit to reach the front page. Are you changing your story and now saying they reached the front page organically? Are you confused about what spamming is? If there really were a large number of people genuinely interested in the_donald, it would have reached the front page without spamming. The reddit algorithm is probably also biased against posts trying to sell penis enlargement pills. Do you think that is also oppressive?
  - buzzkillington 7y ago
    If you haven't already, would you mind reading about HN's approach to comments and site guidelines? >Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html