Comment by rglover

3 days ago

Proposal:

- Min. 90 days account existence in order to submit

- Cap on plain/Show/Ask HN posts per week

Most of the spam I see in /new or /ask is from fresh accounts. This approach is simple and awards long-term engagement/users while discouraging fly-by-night spammers.

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DetroitThrow  3 days ago

Yep, hide new accounts except to higher karma users is an easy win.

  • jedberg  3 days ago

    But very gatekeepy. New accounts are already highlighted and get mercilessly reported and downvoted if they post spam.

    • DetroitThrow  3 days ago

      Maybe just hide them if they post GitHub links.

      I've loved some of the vibe coded apps that are hosted somewhere that have made the front page, but a lot of the links to GitHub projects intended to farm stars for throwaway portfolio padding (which often don't work).

      Egh. No silver bullet here.

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