Gaming HN for an Orange Name - A Warning
My name, at the time of posting, is orange. It's kind of nice to be recognized for being upvoted on average, even if I don't make a huge number of comments and will never be on the leaderboard. However, it just feels wrong. I've been unconsciously working on getting a high average for a while, and this will only encourage my unproductive behavior. I sometimes refrain from posting when I know my comment won’t be read or won’t be upvoted. In the spirit of pointing out the full effects of this change, I will now offer a simple list of guidelines so that you too can get your name in orange and feel like a real man/woman/entrepreneur. As for me, I’m with tptacek—opt me out of a colored name. 1. Only post in threads that are on the front page or look sure to get on the front page. If no one will see your comment, no one will upvote you. 2. Don’t post on a front page post that already has more
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My name, at the time of posting, is orange. It's kind of nice to be recognized for being upvoted on average, even if I don't make a huge number of comments and will never be on the leaderboard. However, it just feels wrong. I've been unconsciously working on getting a high averag
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- GavinB
- Ended
- 2009
- Source
- hackernews