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    Comment #48110032

    “But I checked the evil bit and it was off!!!” ( https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt )

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    Comment #48110001

    That’s good in theory but there are also plenty of counter examples of companies forcing features and still making it by just sheer brand reputation or market share (HP still has D…

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    My theory is either fudging the display (add/remove votes to prevent people from knowing the real count), or there’s a secret API that some bot found and exploited. Or maybe it use…

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    Comment #48107964

    Maybe there is an API to downvote posts and some bots found it? Edit: Actually I would wager that it’s some kind of automatic downvoting when the system detects bad votes or commen…

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    Comment #48099666

    Sometimes I really feel we're chasing UX that were solved in the Mother of all Demos (in 1968). For those who haven't watched it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY