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There’s no shilling here. The person who posted the link isn’t the person who wrote the blog.
by jdlshore 24d ago
There’s no shilling here. The person who posted the link isn’t the person who wrote the blog.
- sk4rekr0w 24d agoHe is in the HN ingroup of whenever he posts a blog, a prominent HN mod or poster with 1 billion karma will inevitably post it, and so it goes. It's sort of like the music industry.
- neuroticnews25 24d agoDoes poster karma boost the post in any way?
- sk4rekr0w 24d agoI don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc. Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this. For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation
- retsibsi 24d ago> It's at least a bit of psychosis I know semantic shift is inevitable, but can we put the brakes on this one at least a little? This doesn't even connect to the original meaning.