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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by treebeard901 on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:20PM (#13124775)
> A good algorithm could include variety and conflicting positions, if that's what the user shows affinity to.

Most users will not show an affinity to conflicting positions. It is confirmation bias in action.

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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by abraae on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:34PM (#13124901)
Maybe the algorithm should be guided somehow by an indication that you like to be challenged. Replying to a post would be a good indicator you had some affinity to it, even if only to debate it.
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