← Back to context Comment by jdlshore 4 hours ago There’s no shilling here. The person who posted the link isn’t the person who wrote the blog. 4 comments jdlshore Reply sk4rekr0w 4 hours ago He is in the HN ingroup of whenever he posts a blog, a prominent HN mod or poster with 1 billion karma will inevitably post it, and so it goes.It's sort of like the music industry. neuroticnews25 3 hours ago Does poster karma boost the post in any way? sk4rekr0w 3 hours ago I don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc.Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this.For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation 1 reply →
sk4rekr0w 4 hours ago He is in the HN ingroup of whenever he posts a blog, a prominent HN mod or poster with 1 billion karma will inevitably post it, and so it goes.It's sort of like the music industry. neuroticnews25 3 hours ago Does poster karma boost the post in any way? sk4rekr0w 3 hours ago I don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc.Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this.For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation 1 reply →
neuroticnews25 3 hours ago Does poster karma boost the post in any way? sk4rekr0w 3 hours ago I don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc.Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this.For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation 1 reply →
sk4rekr0w 3 hours ago I don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc.Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this.For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation 1 reply →
He is in the HN ingroup of whenever he posts a blog, a prominent HN mod or poster with 1 billion karma will inevitably post it, and so it goes.
It's sort of like the music industry.
Does poster karma boost the post in any way?
I don't believe HN boosts their algo but I think people recognize posters like celebs. I recognize tosh, simonw, etc.
Also it's an easy way to farm karma. The pelican guy posted a pelican, let's upvote it? It's at least a bit of psychosis / mass effect in this.
For what it's worth, I like the pelicans but just making an observation
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