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Re:SEO tricks from Patio11 by semanticist on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @03:39PM (#3217282)
Comment sorting on HN is at least partly based on average karma values, so it's not necessarily a case of comments getting 'voted up to the top'.
Re:SEO tricks from Patio11 by noahc on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @10:48PM (#3218784)
This is correct. I have a relatively high karma score on HN. When I post, I usually go to the top of the thread in either the #1 or #2 spot. This is an example of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, not some secret plan to up vote the Patrick.