[minimaxir]

> On both your Twitter and Facebook accounts you posted: "Comments and upvotes increase our chances of getting selected!

When Apply HN was first announced, I was concerned that people would be more likely to engage in voting rings because there is now financial incentive. I didn't expect to be correct.

[gus_massa]

I also expected something like this, but I'm gladly surprised that it is very uncommon. In most of the submissions the comments look legit.