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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by ChrisSD on Saturday January 19, 2019 @02:40PM (#18948768)
Some of the HN content can be sketchy on the weekend when there are less people around and it falls outside the traditional HN fields of expertise. For example, I remember an article that claimed philosophy had "proved" the one true method of parenting. Few people took issue with this absurd premise.
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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by Wowfunhappy on Saturday January 19, 2019 @04:54PM (#18949421)
No human-based system is going to be 100% right 100% of the time, or even close.

I've only been here a few months, but I feel like we do a pretty good job all things considered.

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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by ChrisSD on Saturday January 19, 2019 @06:37PM (#18949942)
True. In fairness HN tends to be overly cynical more often than it is overly trusting.
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