[zem]

what /newest trick? do upvotes count for more if they're made from the new page rather than the front page? (and if so, does it track state when you click through to the comment page first, then open the article in a new tab, read it, and then upvote from the comment page?)

[minimaxir]

The inverse: upvotes are penalized if the voter comes from a direct link from a non-HN source (e.g. Twitter), so people direct others to vote via /newest.

[talmand]

So, I see a submission I think is interesting and direct link it from my Twitter account; the submission is penalized on every upvote it receives through my link?

That just seems like a silly thing to do. Especially since there's an obvious way around it.

[wodenokoto]

Wouldn't you in that case link directly to the article and not the comments section?

[talmand]

Not if I wanted to get people to engage in the discussion about the submission. Most of the time I'm just as or more interested in the discussion than the article. It's why I participate instead of using HN as a news feed.

[thedufer]

Interesting. How smart are they about this? My HN flow involves always voting from the comments page, even though I got there from the front page or /newest. Does that mean I'm triggering the penalty?

[minimaxir]

Edited parent post for clarity.

Anecdotally, new accounts are penalized too even if they vote from /newest (to prevent blatant vote manipulation via sock puppets)