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That's often the case with HN posts. I think people find an article valuable they simply upvote, but if people don't find an article valuable they leave a comment explaining why.

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I find it more likely its either up-vote stuffing, or direct intervention from a HN moderator.

What's your reasoning?

There's only a handful of HN moderators and it's unlikely they have the time to worry about that.

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