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I think it was gamed.
by vertr 15y ago
I think it was gamed.
- shii 15y agoAlthough I'm certain HN has been gamed in the past (search through the top results on searchyc for high traffic blogs and you'll notice a trend, and high upvotes with very few and completely worthless comments -- the effect of a content-less post), but in this case I'm not so sure. I keep a hawkeye out whenever I see a post from a top blog on HN's frontpage, shit like this problogger, smashingweb, and mashable which are always either contentless diatribes or a bizarre summary of a link that's at the bottom of the post. There's a specific name for these types of posts but I forget exactly what. Anyways, this poster has a history if submitting from these major blogs anyways, so I think it's just a case of him/her being subscribed to their feeds. The truly worrying part is seeing it with 100+ upvotes on the frontpage. That's not a good sign.
- vertr 15y agoFair enough. Thanks for the insight. I just saw 3 comments and 50+ upvotes and it seemed fishy.
- wyclif 15y agoThere's a specific name for these types of posts but I forget exactly what. Blogspam.
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- emanuer 15y agoI posted the link. Yes I subscribed to the problogger and found this story to be inspirational and posted it for this reason. I had no idea that problogger would be met wich such an furious amount of contempt. I will refrain from ever posting a link from them again.
- emanuer 15y agoI posted the link, I don't know if it was gamed, but if so I was certainly not involved in it. I am surprised about the amount of upvotes myself, but the story is quite inspiring, independent from who wrote it, or on which domain it is hosted.