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Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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HN question: at the moment, this post has 31 pts in 1 hour and is on the 2nd page. Why other posts with less points are on the first page? E.g., post with 28 pts 5 hours ago (4-Die Chess). Edit: typo

It‘s pretty obvious that the powers in charge can make posts rise and fall at will.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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Is this the same Toptal that 1. advertises the "top 3% of freelance talent" on its home page 2. on an inside page says that what that really means is roughly the top 3% of freelancers who apply to join Toptal 3. on the same inside page states that it rejects nearly 3/4 of those applicants at the first step for unsuitable language/communication/personality before they start testing for technical ability 4. also on the…

There’s also even worse, Texas-based alternative called „Crossover for Work”

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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HN question: at the moment, this post has 31 pts in 1 hour and is on the 2nd page. Why other posts with less points are on the first page? E.g., post with 28 pts 5 hours ago (4-Die Chess). Edit: typo

The ranking algorithm is not simply raw points.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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HN question: at the moment, this post has 31 pts in 1 hour and is on the 2nd page. Why other posts with less points are on the first page? E.g., post with 28 pts 5 hours ago (4-Die Chess). Edit: typo

There is a secret keyword that you can use in comments to "sage" a post – i.e. using a secret keyword in the comments of a post will prevent it from gaining traction in the article scoring algo. I cannot say the keyword here because it would sink this post, but if you look around at some posts you can find it.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

#28

HN question: at the moment, this post has 31 pts in 1 hour and is on the 2nd page. Why other posts with less points are on the first page? E.g., post with 28 pts 5 hours ago (4-Die Chess). Edit: typo

There is a secret keyword that you can use in comments to "sage" a post – i.e. using a secret keyword in the comments of a post will prevent it from gaining traction in the article scoring algo. I cannot say the keyword here because it would sink this post, but if you look around at some posts you can find it.

Is the word fnord?

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a secret keyword that you can use in comments to "sage" a post – i.e. using a secret keyword in the comments of a post will prevent it from gaining traction in the article scoring algo. I cannot say the keyword here because it would sink this post, but if you look around at some posts you can find it.

Is the word fnord?

Yes! But now that the post hit the front page, the keyword will not work.

Re: Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less

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HN question: at the moment, this post has 31 pts in 1 hour and is on the 2nd page. Why other posts with less points are on the first page? E.g., post with 28 pts 5 hours ago (4-Die Chess). Edit: typo

this is want Ryan Breslow was complaining about as well. How his posts again Stripe got de-ranked by HN

You mean the guy that let go of 1/3 of his staff after gross mismanagement? I'm not sure I'd put much weight behind his allegations.
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