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by gus_massa
4004 days ago
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> It is common practice to give yourself a few upvotes in the early minutes after a post so we did. [...] Then however, we made a rookie mistake. Perhaps it's useful in other sites, but each site has it's own uses and customs. I'll quote partially a few comments from dang (read the complete version in the links): * Sockpuppet votes and comments aren't allowed on HN. [...]— it's bad for HN and gets accounts flagged and/or banned. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9672368 * We ban sites for repeated sockpuppet voting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9834751 * Votes and comments for promotional reasons are against HN's rules and tend to get accounts and sites banned. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9853578 |
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