Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead?

Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by dang on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:48PM (#27110093)

That site, along with several similar ones, is banned on HN because it has been the source of too many low-quality posts and too much promotional behavior.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by schappim on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:00PM (#27110214)

Thanks for your hard work Dang.

Would vouching for a dev.to link make a difference in this case?

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by dang on Monday May 10, 2021 @07:13PM (#27112064)

Yes. Vouching exists to restore dead posts which are actually good posts for HN.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by ryansolid on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:14PM (#27113432)

The problem is by then most of the damage is done. HN algorithms clearly work off some amount of time based decay. It basically suggests getting a stable of people to vouch when whenever you post something.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by dang on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @12:29PM (#27120143)

That's true sometimes but not all the time.

Please don't get stables of people to do anything on HN.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by schappim on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:27PM (#27113528)

Thanks for confirming Dang!

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by switch007 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:09PM (#27122187)

Is there a public list of banned domains?

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Re:Ask HN: Why are most dev.to links submitted to HN dead? by dang on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:13PM (#27132691)

No.

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