I have a theory. You are seen as a villain by some, but I have a feeling that
  1. You are a well known stacker, and
  2. You have the best interests of Stacker News in mind
Why do I say this? Well, you could have kept a low profile and continued to collect sats with little effort indefinitely.
Therefore, what advice do you have for SN and the rewards system?
I'll point out here that @nullcount was the last person known to have cracked the leaderboard in this fashion.
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Im pretty sure all of us have tried one time or another. I did for a while, it only lasted a week though. Because most of us make it on the board, it isnt so suspect when we move up a few ranks. But we all try to optimize our posting, right?
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It's not as fun. I engaged in this depravity during MSM, but those were dark times and they called for dark measures.
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I dont think that is gaming, though. When we are optimizing our posting? Or is it?
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It's inauthentic to zap something just because you're confident others will zap it later, but there were a million sats on the line.
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28 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 16 Sep
Oh, to clarify, I NEVER EVER zap anything that I don’t think is sincerely good content. EVER
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You rarely post, though. I feel it is important to zap replys, because it keeps the conversation going. and is polite.
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nemo playing around?
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Can't be. I know who he is. Just my spy eyes have found him though I'm still trying to connect some broken pieces together. Will reveal once I have some strong evidence.
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Dunno
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Whos nemo?
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Actually, I suspect it is someone who knows SN well. How possible is it to game the system this well?
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40 sats \ 6 replies \ @anon 16 Sep
I have learned stacker news pretty well, but again, not trying to game the system. “Gaming the system” was a bit of an accident, followed by a trolling of the system, and finally, realizing some folks were offended, hosting this AMA to determine if I want to continue zapping or just be a reader/poster.
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Did you have a system in place for zapping or was it serendipitous happenstance?
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @anon 16 Sep
I never zapped someone else’s content to get sats for myself, if that’s what you’re asking.
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No, I'm asking about the quantities you're zapping.
I first shot up the leaderboard, because I was running an experiment to figure out how much I should be zapping. #287074
I'm wondering if something similar is going on here.
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Its very interesting. Today, all the things you zapped were things I didnt. But to tell you the truth, I rarely zap stuff that is more technical, especially posts about the lightning network.
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At this point, I dont think anyone is going to downzap you on your AMA. You might as well post with your nym.
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I was not joking about not wanting to break character with the Wahlook account.
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Any stacker has the opportunity to set the record straight. Once the story is determined, Wahlook will not break character.
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