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by sctb 2929 days ago
> Please don't impute astroturfing or shillage. That degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about it, email us and we'll look at the data.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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I'm sorry to say this but as a part of the community maybe I should state my opinion. I don't really agree with this policy strictly. If there is some shillage in the comment section, it's perfectly fine to email admins, but I think it's also beneficial for the community bring it up. I personally find it hard to realize legitimate shillage sometimes, and appreciate it when my friends bring it up. I don't know why admins should access more information about what we see than we do.