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This is my favorite of Colin's: "Isn't HN amazing? Here is the same article submitted on no less than four previous occasions: * http://news.ycombinator.c

by dfc 14y ago

This is my favorite of Colin's: "Isn't HN amazing? Here is the same article submitted on no less than four previous occasions: * http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4185226 * http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4170972 * http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4355548 * http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4167834 Total upvotes: 29. Total discussion: 0. No wonder people try to game the system and find optimal times to submit things. No wonder people think HN is broken."*[1] What he failed to mention is that his submission was the fourth and most recent duplicate (oldest to newest): 4167834: zmanji 4170972: VeXocide 4185226: moobirubi 4355548: ColinWright And obviously he had a justification for his duplicated submission.... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4638756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4638756

niggler 14y ago
Someone clearly cares deeply about HN karma. Not sure why he cares so much.
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- ColinWright 14y ago
  It's not karma, it's the functioning (and occasional lack thereof) of the "community." Since I run more than one early-stage groups, I'm continuing to learn all I can about what works, what doesn't, what seems broken, and what can be done to make them better. Don't assume you understand my motivations.
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ColinWright 14y ago
Yes, I did have a justification: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4639994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4639994 But it now seems clear that this has a personal component: I do have a problem with Colin's crusade against duplicates. -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4638986 Should I stop just because you and a few others say so? many others have repeatedly expressed support. But now that I have a context for your criticisms I know how much weight to give them.
- dfc 14y ago
  Your justification was another, when the rules apply to me there is a built in special case exception. There is nothing personal about it, I have no idea who you are, I am sure that you are a decent human being. I have a problem with hypocrisy. In the case of the duplicates you said "no wonder people think HN is broken" because someone submitted a duplicate story...and you did not mention that the fourth submission was yours. It seemed to me that your behavior was just as worthy of a "no wonder people think HN is broken" as the person who submitted the story for the fifth time.
  - niggler 14y ago
    "I have a problem with hypocrisy." I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one :)

by dfc 14y ago

niggler 14y ago

Someone clearly cares deeply about HN karma. Not sure why he cares so much.

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ColinWright 14y ago
It's not karma, it's the functioning (and occasional lack thereof) of the "community." Since I run more than one early-stage groups, I'm continuing to learn all I can about what works, what doesn't, what seems broken, and what can be done to make them better. Don't assume you understand my motivations.

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ColinWright 14y ago

Yes, I did have a justification: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4639994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4639994 But it now seems clear that this has a personal component: I do have a problem with Colin's crusade against duplicates. -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4638986 Should I stop just because you and a few others say so? many others have repeatedly expressed support. But now that I have a context for your criticisms I know how much weight to give them.

dfc 14y ago
Your justification was another, when the rules apply to me there is a built in special case exception. There is nothing personal about it, I have no idea who you are, I am sure that you are a decent human being. I have a problem with hypocrisy. In the case of the duplicates you said "no wonder people think HN is broken" because someone submitted a duplicate story...and you did not mention that the fourth submission was yours. It seemed to me that your behavior was just as worthy of a "no wonder people think HN is broken" as the person who submitted the story for the fifth time.
- niggler 14y ago
  "I have a problem with hypocrisy." I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one :)