Stacker News is open source. The whole thing is visible to everyone. The rewards logic is also described in the FAQ.
One gets the impression that he also doesn't zap things once they already have other zaps on them. It would be as if he thought those zaps were somehow tainted by the filthy zaps that came before them. If that's the case, it's a loophole in the system and could be addressed. He might be seeing valuable content and restraining because it has already been zapped and it would pull his ranking. Early zapping seems like a good incentive, but not at the cost of quality zapping.
Moreover, he may be a wizard. The profile picture looks like a wizard. If so, that would be something that the algorithm unfortunately wouldn't be able to address. This is because wizards use magic. They do so with spells and enchantments, which are not typically open source.
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I hadn't considered the purity angle. Whatever your reasons, they're serving you well.
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160 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 12 Sep
restraining because it has already been zapped and it would pull his ranking
Your ranking doesn't decrease by zapping late, but late zaps do give you less rank per sat.
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No, wizards are bots and bots are wizards here. Not a believer in them. You seemed like a real guy, that's why you weren't being downzapped. I was excited to know how this early zapping can favour anyone on the leaderboard. Anyways, keep doing what you're doing. As I know it's self correcting, so unless ypu provide value with your content, it won't be long when you see yourself very low on the table.
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I think that's about it too. Not zapping 'contaminated' items makes sure we're at the base of the graph. I'm not a believer in wizards, but I guess there might be some out there!
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If it's self correcting, it's fine. If not, SN would need to see it. Also, it looks ugly when I see someone just sneak and eat up the rewards for so many regular Stackers.
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The rewards are non-linear with rank, so this strategy depends heavily on getting the top rank in the zapping categories. If it's working, that will draw in others to try and they just eat each other in the process.
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It'll be better if everyone starts trying? Will be fun to watch.
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @anon 12 Sep
when you gonna buy a territory bro they are priceless never forget
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I know 🤣. It'll be within time. I recognise you even in the attire of @anon.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 12 Sep
cause like 3 mil sats not a big deal for you and here you are worrying about not getting enough of your rewards each day
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Who said I'm not getting enough of my rewards? Don't underestimate the power of a common man! (It's a dialogue from a Bollywood movie)
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