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That's what moderation is. And HN is good because of moderation. The email is real. I see it as mostly Dan realizing that people might find it interesting. And
by iudqnolq 7y ago
That's what moderation is. And HN is good because of moderation. The email is real.
I see it as mostly Dan realizing that people might find it interesting. And the votes seem to suggest he was right.
- greatgib 7y agoThank you for your detailed reply! I'm amazed to see that it is indeed really that the ranking system was gamed. I was supposing that it was only a mix of bad algorithm and a lot of votes of windows or photography fanboys. Or something like that.
- kick 7y agoThe ranking system wasn't really gamed. A single extra vote doesn't do much: it won't get you onto the front page, and it won't be a deciding factor in getting you there, either, at the hour this link was posted. Throwing something back into /new isn't gaming the system, and there's no reason why 'dang shouldn't get a vote as well. At minimum it's curation, at maximum it's just a retry with 'dang upmodding it. I say this as a person who read the post, didn't like it, thought about making a snarky comment about how the first time I saw it I thought the person's screen was covered in smudges, and refrained.