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Higher probability of a new user spamming the site I'd imagine. This allows users to notice spammers easier and flag them.

• freshGreenUser 16y ago
  Shouldn't their submissions get less noticed instead of getting more attention?
  • rtbdrurn 16y ago
    No, they should get more, and earlier, notice so that inappropriate submissions and comments can get flagged earlier to help teach them what this site is and should be about. It's an experiment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2434333 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2434333 It's testing out ways to try to halt the current perceived decline in civility and quality: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403696 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403696 It's been prompted by the departure of some long-standing, high-profile users: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2402730 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2402730 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2161427 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2161427
  • duck 16y ago
    It is pretty easy to spot the spam submissions, but it seems like there is more spam comments now so this makes it very easy to spot those and flag them.