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"Is cheating these websites rife? Probably." Just what evidence does the OP base this claim on, esp. for HN? The proof seems to be: Well, the motivation is def
by Jun8 14y ago
"Is cheating these websites rife? Probably."
Just what evidence does the OP base this claim on, esp. for HN? The proof seems to be: Well, the motivation is definitely there, so it must be happening. That an a random email from a scammer/spammer.
- DanBC 14y agoWhat? Voting rings are a well known problem for HN.
- Jun8 14y agoCan you point me to previous discussions on HN about this well-known problem, I can't seem to find any using Google search.
- DanBC 14y agoHere's one from PG, reasonably recently. (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4108356 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4108356) > We've seen some fairly aggressive voting rings organized by publications with well known names. Only a few are actually banned though. Usually we just take away the voting ring members' ability to vote.