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		semanticist on Nov 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SEO tricks from Patio11 Comment sorting on HN is at least partly based on average karma values, so it's not necessarily a case of comments getting 'voted up to the top'.

noahc on Nov 10, 2011 [–]

This is correct. I have a relatively high karma score on HN. When I post, I usually go to the top of the thread in either the #1 or #2 spot. This is an example of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, not some secret plan to up vote the Patrick.

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