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by notum 4112 days ago
Flawed ranking algorithm. It's the replies that vote him up.
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facepalm 4112 days ago
Oh, didn't know that replies also count as votes - are you sure?
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notum 4112 days ago
Nope! But I suspect reply owners, even if in disagreement, hit the upvote button to buy more eyeballs.

I may or may have not upvoted your comment.

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