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Ask HN: Why HN dosen't have bot problem?

7 points by solarpunk_enthu 1d ago | 8 comments

PaulHoule 1d ago
Turn on the "showdead" flag in your profile -- you'll see a lot of articles get [dead] the instant they are submitted. That's one countermeasure. If somebody starts at zero karma and submits nothing but links to one site everything they quickly have that happen to their posts.
salawat 1d ago
Doubly recommend turning on show dead. You'll learn a good deal about implicit biases in the community as well. It can be fascinating and eye opening to see what gets buried, and a well placed vouch can go a long way toward bringing back to the forefront worthwhile discussions.
PaulHoule 1d ago
Yep, many good submissions, both links and questions, get suppressed by the automation and vouching for them is a great way to contribute to HN!
bheadmaster 1d ago
Survivorship bias. The bots that go through are so human-like you don't even register them as bots.
toomuchtodo 1d ago
Human mods and robust anti abuse logic.
rationalist 1d ago
Nice try bot spammer /s
solarpunk_enthu 1d ago
Haha, that would be clever
rationalist 13h ago
Not really; it's a very common strategy.