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The second part off my complaint is the difficulty of getting up-votes. It's almost impossible it seems.
by elberto34 12y ago
The second part off my complaint is the difficulty of getting up-votes. It's almost impossible it seems.
- davidw 12y agoYou get them by contributing meaningfully to discussions. I've been on this site for a while and gotten lots of upvotes, but ultimately it does not matter: what matters is learning, sharing what you know, and meeting people. Welcome to HN!
- andrewchambers 12y agoIt is not particularly difficult, but I have found that you need to be non controversial and post things that are generally accurate and useful. "Me too" style posts will almost certainly get you down voted.
- gus_massa 12y agoMy current average of comment point is 2.11. That means that in average I get only 1 upvote for each comment. The other posters here have a similar average. There are not free upvotes, or an upvotes faucet here. Try to write meaningful comments, preferably in an area where you are an expert. Try to avoid oneliner and jokes, because most of the times they are downvoted.
- mooreds 12y agoYes, I made one snarky comment and got a number of downvotes. I guess I don't have a common sense of humor. The best way I've found to get upvotes (for comments) is to either: 1. be the first or second commenter and say something insightful or unique 2. reply to the first or second commenter and say something insightful or unique. In my experience, comments further down the page, or later replies to the OP, just don't get viewed as much. But one of the other comments makes a good point. Why do you care? Do employers care about HN scores? Is there a secret club you get into at a certain point? Or is it just about wanting to understand the HN culture better?
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoMake better posts.