How we hack Hacker News and consistently hit the front page

(Yes, I acknowledge that this stuff is hard, and that a lot of effort is going into it.)

It feels like HN moderation is mostly focused on getting the comments interesting, not about getting the stories interesting.

HN needs to step up its game here, IMO. There's way too much gamed crap reaching the front page. It seems especially bad during European office hours when the Californians are asleep.

What are some examples of posts that looked like gamed crap to you?

I wouldn't say moderation is more focused on interesting comments than interesting stories - at least not consciously or intentionally.

I'll try to make a list over the coming week or so and email you.

> It seems especially bad during European office hours when the Californians are asleep.

Agreed, the people outside of the SV bubble submit and upvote different stuff and downvote the hell out of anybody who disputes their Eco-Marxist worldview.

Which is fine, just wish they’d be more open to debate instead of just squashing opposing points of view.