[andreasklinger]

(cto here)

We work similar to HN as we have spam rating on votes and devalue and derank posts based on those.

Essentially if you ask for upvotes there is a (almost too high) chance that our system will notice and punish your post for this. Sadly a lot of really good products drop because of this.

Regarding those blogposts - we don't really speak up if they are right or wrong (for obvious reasons) but those kind of articles exist for any system/website/mechanic/process where users believe they can get a benefit if they manipulate.