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Hey dang, have y’all ever analyzed the voting patterns of newly-registered accounts? Sometimes when rage-bait like this pops immediately to the top of the front
by iron0013 6y ago
Hey dang, have y’all ever analyzed the voting patterns of newly-registered accounts? Sometimes when rage-bait like this pops immediately to the top of the front page it frankly reeks of coordinated inauthentic activity.
- s9w 6y agoAt least let the people complain about changes like this. If we can't prevent it...
- happytoexplain 6y agoPlease don't use the word "we" in this presumptive way. People who disagree with you are still part of the "we" of Hacker News.
- s9w 6y agoI did not mean speak for the entirety of HN, nor implied that in any conceivable way.
- dang 6y agoThe votes weren't by newly registered users. People are divided on this divisive topic. That's why it got a lot of upvotes and also a lot of flags.