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Why are there so many short-but-positive comments from new accounts? Is HN being rather unsubtly gamed? Doesn't give me much confidence if so.

pyre 14y ago
At least 4 of the comments are by the same account: sinbal22. Looks like someone may be trying to game HN. Edit: Maybe it's comment spam in an attempt to push this to the front page. As I understand it, stuff that hits the front page of HN isn't just a function upvotes. # of comments, and the time over which the upvotes and the comments accrued are also accounted for.
- DanBC 14y ago
  There are some anti-vote ring things too.
- technotony 14y ago
  Hi I'm one of the project creators and I posted the link on my facebook page asking for the discussion to happen here instead of there. I think the comments are from some of my more enthusiastic friends who are new here!
  - pyre 14y ago
    Maybe I should have put 'someone' in quotes, because I literally meant someone and not "someone with heavy implicit leanings towards the project creators."
- corwinbad 14y ago
  We don't want any gaming - we think it's cool but hate if people would game the system and make us look bad..
  - Camillo 14y ago
    How can you say you don't want to look bad when you literally put "bad" at the end of your name?
    - sinbal22 14y ago
      @pyre I think 'someone' is jealous. I say promote what you love instead of bashing and counting comments. @Camillo I'm not worried about looking 'bad', I'm a badass Molecular Biologist. ;) I do things for a cause not for applause and I happen to believe in using synthetic biology to create sustainable natural lighting.
- sinbal22 14y ago
  @pyre I'm no spam. I'm a badass Molecular Biologist and I just got a little excited ;) Genome Compiler is really that awesome. And I'm glad to see synthetic biology in the lights. This is all incredibly innovative.
reefab 14y ago
Incompetent astroturfing. As you said, it's very unsubtle.
- saintx 14y ago
  Unsubtle with a capital B.
- ttrreeww 14y ago
  But it totally worked. It's the result that counts.

pyre 14y ago

At least 4 of the comments are by the same account: sinbal22. Looks like someone may be trying to game HN. Edit: Maybe it's comment spam in an attempt to push this to the front page. As I understand it, stuff that hits the front page of HN isn't just a function upvotes. # of comments, and the time over which the upvotes and the comments accrued are also accounted for.

DanBC 14y ago
There are some anti-vote ring things too.
technotony 14y ago
Hi I'm one of the project creators and I posted the link on my facebook page asking for the discussion to happen here instead of there. I think the comments are from some of my more enthusiastic friends who are new here!
- pyre 14y ago
  Maybe I should have put 'someone' in quotes, because I literally meant someone and not "someone with heavy implicit leanings towards the project creators."
corwinbad 14y ago
We don't want any gaming - we think it's cool but hate if people would game the system and make us look bad..
- Camillo 14y ago
  How can you say you don't want to look bad when you literally put "bad" at the end of your name?
  - sinbal22 14y ago
    @pyre I think 'someone' is jealous. I say promote what you love instead of bashing and counting comments. @Camillo I'm not worried about looking 'bad', I'm a badass Molecular Biologist. ;) I do things for a cause not for applause and I happen to believe in using synthetic biology to create sustainable natural lighting.
sinbal22 14y ago
@pyre I'm no spam. I'm a badass Molecular Biologist and I just got a little excited ;) Genome Compiler is really that awesome. And I'm glad to see synthetic biology in the lights. This is all incredibly innovative.

reefab 14y ago

Incompetent astroturfing. As you said, it's very unsubtle.

saintx 14y ago
Unsubtle with a capital B.
ttrreeww 14y ago
But it totally worked. It's the result that counts.