Why posts made from TOR network don't get attention (do well) in HN?

9 pointsprettyrandom10010y ago6 comments

6 comments

detaro10y ago

spamfilter kills them

shouldn't the spam filter be looking at content and not the IP from where it is posted ?

detaro10y ago

Why shouldn't the spam filter look at the IP if that is a good indicator for spam?

(you obviously have to decide if the benefits of blocking outweigh the downsides, but I guess HN did that)

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detaro10y ago

spamfilter kills them

shouldn't the spam filter be looking at content and not the IP from where it is posted ?

detaro10y ago

Why shouldn't the spam filter look at the IP if that is a good indicator for spam?

(you obviously have to decide if the benefits of blocking outweigh the downsides, but I guess HN did that)

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