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		minimaxir on Aug 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit's Favorite Scientist Just Got Banned for Ch... HN does suffer from the same flaw; that's why voting ring detectors and flagging are necessary as a stronger countermeasure than simply upvoting.

drpgq on Aug 2, 2014 [–]

I wonder if the HN countermeasures are stronger than Reddit's. For HN submissions to have much of chance of sticking around you really need a few quick upvotes.

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