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The Atlantic was banned from reddit for spamming last year. Wouldn't surprise me if they were doing the same BS here.
by mattdeboard 14y ago
The Atlantic was banned from reddit for spamming last year. Wouldn't surprise me if they were doing the same BS here.
- shardling 14y agoWell, the submitter of this article has a 5 year old account. They frequently submit news articles from a variety of sources, and are also an active commenter. (Though, they do seem to like posting quotes.) The other two atlantic articles on the front page are from 2-3 year old accounts that likewise post a lot of pieces from various newspapers. You're welcome to dig through their posting history for a conspiracy, but it's not jumping out at me.
- Avshalom 14y agoDoesn't necessarily have to be the poster, the upvoters are the ones that get it on the front page.
- shardling 14y agoHmm, you know, my comment defending the Atlantic posters actually does have a weird amount of upvotes. (Not a joke -- it's at +37 right now, which seems high given its placement and late timing in the thread.)
- rrreese 14y agoI like the fact that you investigated this before posting rather then being "ra ra conspiracy" like the other posters.
- mattdeboard 14y agoIt's not a conspiracy, it's a well-known and common business practice for content companies.
- shardling 14y agoI, at least, meant conspiracy in the more literal sense: people coordinating in secret.
- mattdeboard 14y agoDoesn't have to be new accounts. "Pay to post" is a regular occurrence and a lucrative side business for people on high-traffic, user-curated content sites like Reddit and Digg.