[awolf]

Just my opinions here:

>Is this the behavior that HN's vote ring detector is trying to discourage?

I hope so. It's great and all that you have 10 people to vote up an article as soon as its posted... but I don't. Shouldn't the content be voted up based on its own merits vs. how many people you know? An instant 10 votes is a huge unfair advantage.

> if so, it's too bad, because quality content like robertjmoore's last three posts is getting lost

If the problem is the content getting "lost" because you guys are voting up the articles... then stop doing that. If the content is vote-worthy it will get votes.

Additional comment: sure, I get that this wasn't clear to you guys... but come on. On some level you can see how this would be unfair- right?