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HN is about interesting discussion, and this article has generated that, so maybe it has just the right amount of upvotes?
by slewis 14y ago
HN is about interesting discussion, and this article has generated that, so maybe it has just the right amount of upvotes?
- laserDinosaur 14y agoAssuming people read the comments
- koide 14y agoFWIW, I read the comments first to make a decision whether to read or not the linked article.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoPart of the problem is that people will inevitably associate upvotes with a consensus of agreement with the author, and thus trust advice they probably shouldn't.
- rudasn 14y agoNot necessarily. I often find my self upvoting articles that either seem interesting or have interesting discussions in order to go back to them and review them. Most often than not I read the comments first and then the article. If someone would implement some code pattern depending on the number of votes that pattern has on HN they have a bigger problem than how HN voting works.