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How we hack Hacker News and consistently hit the front page

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414 points muchtest | 2 comments | 13 May 23 16:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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tpmx ◴[13 May 23 16:22 UTC] No.35929875[source]▶
(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.

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1. dang ◴[13 May 23 20:25 UTC] No.35932351[source]▶
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.

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2. tpmx ◴[13 May 23 22:37 UTC] No.35933461[source]▶
I'll try to make a list over the coming week or so and email you.