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698 points tilt | 2 comments | 29 Sep 15 18:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mildbow ◴[29 Sep 15 19:34 UTC] No.10298938[source]▶
Awesomeness.

I think this is a great idea for the community. I applaud this decision because there are quite a few accelerators, but the special part about YC is HN. Being open enough to give it it's own editorial steering wheel is a great indication of goodwill to the community :)

Now that HN is it's own thing, maybe we'll see access(api?) for vote attribution?

Is that even remotely possible? Or, are the implicit privacy issues too much of a burden?

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1. dang ◴[29 Sep 15 19:50 UTC] No.10299074[source]▶
If you mean publishing people's votes, I can't imagine that we'd ever do that. Vote data is intimate and we have a duty to keep it secret.
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2. mildbow ◴[29 Sep 15 20:10 UTC] No.10299243[source]▶
Yeah, you are right.

I was thinking it would put rest to the voting rings theory if anyone had access to everyone else's vote history. But, the cost probably isn't worth the benefit.