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Where have I heard that before? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25196754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25196754
by zachrose 6y ago
Where have I heard that before?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25196754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25196754
- square_usual 6y agoWow, how bizarre. Am I weird in jumping to the conspiracy theorist conclusion that this is some sort of experiment on us, like an A/B test to see what kinds of comment works on what kind of thread?
- core-questions 6y agoNo, this is someone getting a bot some karma so it can eventually contribute to the manipulation of posts (i.e. getting things upvoted to the front page).
- feanaro 6y agoDoes karma play a role in this on HN? I wasn't aware of that.
- 93po 6y agoYes, either accounts need a certain amount of karma to make their votes matter or higher karma gives more weight to the vote. Then when you post links that promote your own content or business you can upvote them with your army of bots
- sgt 6y agoThen it is probably our duty to downvote.
- 93po 6y agoCan probably just contact dang to ban him. But it's 4am and I'm too lazy