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Someone need to develop an userscript that will display a two pane Hacker News. On the left the standard page on the right the newest tab. These days I'm in rehabilitation from surgery if no one want to materialize the idea I will look into it.
I was always suspicious of the LISP articles. Just kidding. I think that the lack of down votes for normal people means that you end up seeing a lot of support for some things that are popular with the people who CAN down vote. Maybe I've got it wrong, but it seems that way.
When I submitted my Lisp project, it didn't get even a single upvote. Maybe I should've mentioned I wrote it in Lisp to enjoy the grace of this invisible Lisp brigade, but I always felt it's tacky to submit stuff like "X but written in Go/Javascript/whatever!!!" because it basically shows that you're just reinventing the bicycle. The project should stand on its own regardless of the language it's written in.
I was always suspicious of the LISP articles. Just kidding. I think that the lack of down votes for normal people means that you end up seeing a lot of support for some things that are popular with the people who CAN down vote. Maybe I've got it wrong, but it seems that way.
Anyone with an account can upvote stories. It's probably a good idea to visit /new to upvote interesting submissions. Anyone with an account can flag a submission. Flagging should only be used for submissions that violate site guidelines. No-one can downvote a submission. Anyone with an account can upvote comments. (Click the timestamp to reveal the flag link.) Anyone with an account can flag comments - again flaggin…
I'm not trying to be too negative here...I'm just saying. There are days when the number of Go stories is just crazy. It reminds me of the Linux advocacy of the 90's where people seem to think they are doing a great good by posting them.
I realize that it could also just be a very visible indicator of the overall zeitgeist of people using the site. Something tells me this isn't the case, though.
Someone need to develop an userscript that will display a two pane Hacker News. On the left the standard page on the right the newest tab. These days I'm in rehabilitation from surgery if no one want to materialize the idea I will look into it.
chrome extension for you then: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-ux/chn...
Is there also a reverse issue, where posts that should reach the front-page are downvoted or prevented from reaching it for some reason? I.e. how many posts are there that fit with what HN is for and are popular on similar forums online (such as /r/programming), but still do not reach the front page?
A lot of posts. The overwhelming reason is simple neglect. We've been working on this problem for a while. If you're curious about what we're doing, see the links at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9333611 and in my reply. They're a bit out of date now, but the intentions remain the same.
I wonder if there might also be a more nefarious problem where say YC alumni down-vote competitors?
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Anyone with an account can upvote stories. It's probably a good idea to visit /new to upvote interesting submissions. Anyone with an account can flag a submission. Flagging should only be used for submissions that violate site guidelines. No-one can downvote a submission. Anyone with an account can upvote comments. (Click the timestamp to reveal the flag link.) Anyone with an account can flag comments - again flaggin…
Plenty of people downvote comments because of disagreement. It means that conversations that are contentious disappear...so the subjects popular with the high karma crowd end up being the ones that are seen over and over again. I'm not trying to be too negative here...I'm just saying. There are days when the number of Go stories is just crazy. It reminds me of the Linux advocacy of the 90's where people seem to think…