50 points in 13 minutes without setting off the anti spam detector? Impressive.
I still believe this is vote manipulation, though.
I still believe this is vote manipulation, though.
That's what I would say ;)
But I do believe you, without reading your comment. I just liked the idea and upvoted. I'm extremely curious about how many people actually do this though. I'm sure we could crowdsource $10 on HN to learn those stats, say, a week from today ;)
> Can I ask people to upvote my submission?
> No. Users should vote for a story because it's intellectually interesting, not because someone is promoting it.
> When the software detects a voting ring, it penalizes the post. Accounts that vote like this eventually get their votes ignored.
Normally, Hacker News detects and penalizes stupid upvote rigging. I'm curious how the OP bypassed it at such a scale.
Actually, judging by the ridiculous number of flags the post has also gotten, I think he just touched a nerve.