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Posting news stories on HN is independent of karma. Posts end up on the front page because people upvote them, not because the poster has high karma.
by amirmc 13y ago
Posting news stories on HN is independent of karma. Posts end up on the front page because people upvote them, not because the poster has high karma.
- speeder 13y agoMore or less. Many times I submitted a article and it got ignored and then someone popular posted it stay and got 300+ upvotes. But it is not really karma related,.and more if people remember your nickname.
- pseut 13y agoIt's also possible that the "popular" user has high karma because he or she is good at timing submissions.