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This is democracy and freedom we get these days. and yup... the thread is gone.
by joseppudev 2y ago
This is democracy and freedom we get these days.
and yup... the thread is gone.
- dang 2y agoThere's nothing new in the HN community functioning this way. In fact, it's because the HN community functions this way that the site exists at all; otherwise it would have long ago turned into just another current affairs or celebrity gossip page.
- joseppudev 2y ago[flagged]
- dang 2y agoI downvoted a few of them, and so did lots of other users—correctly so, as your comments (not just in this thread) have often been unsubstantive and/or flamebait. Can you please not post like that? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- joseppudev 2y ago[flagged]
- spockswrench 2y agoI upvoted your comment, but my upvotes are censored so sadly it didn't impact your score. This site is completely a propaganda arm for YC and their interests. The mod even admitted that "the algorithm" doesn't allow my upvotes to show: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639821 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639821
- joseppudev 2y ago"voting algorithm" is such a powerful phrase. amazing.
- spockswrench 2y agoYeah, what kind of "algorithm" makes your upvotes not work? Dang also went through and downvoted every comment I have to oblivion. I had 30+ karma points, now down to zero. This site is absolute trash.
- dang 2y ago> what kind of "algorithm" makes your upvotes not work HN's voting system drops certain votes for a variety of reasons, usually connected to the anti-abuse measures we've built up over the years. That software is a vital part of why this community has survived as long as it has. I believe the community understands this. > Dang also went through and downvoted every comment I have to oblivion I downvoted one comment that broke the site guidelines and two offtopic comments about Hamas (of all things). Your comments got hundreds of other downvotes from regular users. That shouldn't be unexpected, given how badly you've been breaking the site guidelines.
- spockswrench 2y agoMy Hamas comment was a reply to someone else who inappropriately brought them up, but of course you knew that. I think you took gaslighting lessons from Sam Altman! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42631487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42631487
- dang 2y agoThey inappropriately brought it up, and you inappropriately perpetuated it. I downvoted both.
- dang 2y agoHN's software handles votes in a somewhat complex way because of the anti-abuse measures we've built over the years. There's no way to operate a site like this without such complexity. For example, people are constantly trying to manipulate the voting system to boost their posts or their friends' posts. We have to do things to counteract that.
- tyleo 2y agoCheers, at least we have Stimulation Clicker on the front page https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42611536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42611536
- martin-t 2y agoI am increasingly convinced we need to separate content storage from recommendation algorithms. When an organization does both, it has perverse incentives such as maximizing add-profit or user-engagement by building echo chambers instead of doing what benefits the users - such as maximizing truth-seeking and getting an accurate picture of opinions among the general population.
- joseppudev 2y agoAgreed. I am quite pessimistic about what can be achieved though.