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		lostInTheWoods3 on May 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How exactly does Hacker News 'points' work... Obfuscation of the rules is clearly a key component of the voting system on HN. The less we know about the rules, the less we can game the system.

moonlighter on May 28, 2014 | [–]

Sounds somewhat like security by obscurity...

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