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Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by vaksel »

ivankirigin wrote: post #8
vaksel wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the real reward would be if the top 100 people got the ability to add live dofollow links in their profiles. that way people would get a little bit of Google juice for their sites

That puts a horrible incentive on those who would do it just for the links. The best incentives are non monetary. Real people are motivated by them.

Not really, the lowest # on the leaderboard right now is ~4.2K.

To get that you'd need to spend like 6-7 months on HN submitting quality stuff or making quality posts(need those votes). Noone is going to do all that for a single link, they'd rather spend that time adding their site to a bunch of directories or writing articles to submit to content farms.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by byrneseyeview »

vaksel wrote: post #6
pg wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It rewards people for their contributions to the site.

the real reward would be if the top 100 people got the ability to add live dofollow links in their profiles. that way people would get a little bit of Google juice for their sites

You get live dofollow links to stuff you submit, if it gets voted up. And it has actual anchor text, instead of being a raw URL.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by axod »

Maybe another way to achieve the same would be to allow optional anonymous posting. (With 2 caveats)

1. There's a way to recognize the same user in a thread - maybe color, or some way to say "This is the same user that you just replied to".

2. admins etc can see who you really are.

I think then you'd be able to truly let your comments win/die on their own.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by mechanical_fish »

Why do you think that removing your name from the leaderboard will matter? Will the name-callers even notice?

Rude people are rude people. If they can't complain about your karma they will complain about your socks.

My advice is to ignore them and carry on. Don't take criticism seriously unless it's serious criticism.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by vaksel »

byrneseyeview wrote: post #12
vaksel wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the real reward would be if the top 100 people got the ability to add live dofollow links in their profiles. that way people would get a little bit of Google juice for their sites

You get live dofollow links to stuff you submit, if it gets voted up. And it has actual anchor text, instead of being a raw URL.

yeah but you keep the high PR juice only for as long as your site is on the front page:

front page: PR7 page 2: PR0

the top100 leaderboard user profile on the other hand: PR4

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by DanielBMarkham »

vaksel wrote: post #16
byrneseyeview wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You get live dofollow links to stuff you submit, if it gets voted up. And it has actual anchor text, instead of being a raw URL.

yeah but you keep the high PR juice only for as long as your site is on the front page: front page: PR7 page 2: PR0 the top100 leaderboard user profile on the other hand: PR4

I second this motion.

There are a lot of guys here working hard on their startups who have also spent a boatload of hours on HN submitting, ranking, and commenting. Giving them a little GoogleJuice doesn't hurt HN at all (want to take a year to get on the board just for one link? Don't think so) and it helps some of us out a bit.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by cake »

vorador wrote: post #2

Why not remove the leaderboard altogether ? I don't see what it brings, except competition because people want to get listed.

I don't see any use of it either.

The term "Leader" makes me uncomfortable in the first place, English is not my first language, that's why maybe it resonate for me as in : "The persons who rules the others".

In my opinion "Top contributors" would be more appropriate.

Re: Ask PG: Feature request, remove yourself from the leaderboard

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Post by gaius »

cake wrote: post #19
vorador wrote: post #2

Why not remove the leaderboard altogether ? I don't see what it brings, except competition because people want to get listed.

I don't see any use of it either. The term "Leader" makes me uncomfortable in the first place, English is not my first language, that's why maybe it resonate for me as in : "The persons who rules the others". In my opinion "Top contributors" would be more appropriate.

Leaderboard, one word, is a term from sports leagues meaning the highest scoring players or teams. Obviously in sports no-one gains "authority" over the other players by scoring more goals; it is a means of recognizing equals.
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