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It's quite possible meta stories are the most upvoted category of all. I posted an article about how HN was moderated and it netted more karma than anything els
by lordnacho 5y ago
It's quite possible meta stories are the most upvoted category of all. I posted an article about how HN was moderated and it netted more karma than anything else I've ever done on this site, by a wide margin.
- dang 5y agoMeta is the crack of internet forums, so mostly* a bad thing. We downweight it pretty proactively. There would be a lot more of it if we didn't. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpxuvOs0NkM#t=210s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpxuvOs0NkM#t=210s
- infogulch 5y agoExactly, the "self analysis" bias is very strong and probably has its roots in psychology. HN's psychologically mature audience and mods (comparatively) probably tones down that tendency a bit, but many platforms need a separate meta category to prevent the community from spiraling around itself.