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He's paid to make those submissions whether it's an infographic his company produced or a blog post they didn't. If that's not spam then what is it? From one
by benologist 16y ago
He's paid to make those submissions whether it's an infographic his company produced or a blog post they didn't. If that's not spam then what is it?
From one angle HN is just a traffic source for user submitted content and that makes it a target for people/sites/companies who aren't invested in the community that is the value.
- tptacek 16y agoAgain: I am not arguing with you about whether he's a spammer or not. I have no idea if he is. I'm saying, when I look at his top submissions, they aren't low-quality.