[hotmind]

But if you form a cabal to make front page of HN - whether your clique be Twitter followers or a "group of friends" on this site - it's gaming the system.

Essentially, that is what the article advocated (oh, and write interesting content - duh).

[ryanwaggoner]

A "cabal" typically refers to a group secretly united to promote their own interests. I'm not sure that tweeting a link to a blog post meets that criteria.

[lhnz]

A cabal of voters could easily be setup on HN. That is problematic.