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I guess I'm seeing the opposite: I hate clickbait titles but after railing a bit I've come to the conclusion that HN moderation policies and guidelines encoura
by tpmx 4y ago
I guess I'm seeing the opposite:
I hate clickbait titles but after railing a bit I've come to the conclusion that HN moderation policies and guidelines encourages and likes them that way. I guess it boosts engagement.
- version_five 4y agoHn is good at filtering standard "one weird trick" internet clickbait. But there a brand of clickbait title, e.g. "Giving up on rust" that is HN specific and works just as well. However, there are mechanisms that bury or down rank stories that "set off the flame war detector" - way more comments than upvotes is the only one I know. So it's more balanced than you might see elsewhere.
- bookofjoe 4y ago>way more comments than upvotes... I only learned this here a couple weeks ago though I joined HN in 2016. What an excellent rule of thumb. "flame war detector" FTW BTW