Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN?

Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN? by armchairhacker on Friday November 04, 2022 @05:11PM (#33473830)

I see plenty of spam and garbage on HN (examples: the same articles being posted over and over, random crypto articles with 4 upvotes, "this" or "I agree, fuck X!" bandwagon comments).

But I still think the lower volume vs. larger social medias, and the upvote/downvote system, is good so that these spam and throwaways don't take up too much of my attention vs. the actually good content.

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Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN? by didgetmaster on Friday November 04, 2022 @05:59PM (#33474461)

I agree. The signal/noise ratio on HN is much better than many other sites.

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Re:Ask HN: Are throwaway accounts becoming a problem for HN? by mancerayder on Friday November 04, 2022 @07:16PM (#33475433)

I think that much of Reddit is what you said above, times 100. What makes HN less severe in the above is its community of thoughtful people.

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