[neogodless]

I don't know where my karma ranks, but I've had a few front page submissions - nothing original. Just interesting reviews of brand new tech, that sort of thing. I simply posted the article first and lots of people were interested in it.

To me, it seems obvious that the value of the content and timing are the two biggest levers. I've gone to post things that are new and interesting, but someone else posted it, my submission counted as an upvote, and the submission ended up on the front page.

I have never asked anyone to upvote anything.