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Because it was PG that submitted the new link :)

• Xcelerate 14y ago
  The person who submits the article affects its votes? That's weird. (Even if it is the founder).
  • andrewtbham 14y ago
    I suspect people follow pg's submission. https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=pg https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=pg
  • jpwagner 14y ago
    Think about all the other factors as well: time of day, day of week...