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What's the reward in finding links that aren't popular elsewhere? Surely posting something that has clearly garnered interest on other sites is a faster route t
by jlees 17y ago
What's the reward in finding links that aren't popular elsewhere? Surely posting something that has clearly garnered interest on other sites is a faster route to karma?
Also, I'd say: subscribe to interesting RSS feeds and twitter accounts and post stuff from those. (That was mostly my strategy as a pro-blogger, though without the twitter part :P)
- Confusion 17y agoIf you're posting the link for the karma, please don't bother.
- jlees 17y agoOh, personally, I don't. (check my posting history and you'll see I rarely post links.) I'm just thinking from the point of view of a value-reward system. The only quantitative reward on HN is karma, hence an optimisation strategy to post new links is surely best based around said reward.
- Confusion 17y agoI feel there are three other value-reward systems in effect: 1) If I post links that I think people will find interesting, they will feel more inclined to share links they feel interesting: most of us have an innate sense of quid pro quo. 2) If I post links and they are voted up, others will recognize that as an interesting subject and post other links on the same subject, providing me with information I wouldn't see otherwise 3) If I post a link, people will comment on the story and provide valuable insights/feedback, helping me to determine the value of the link.