I think this is a great idea for the community. I applaud this decision because there are quite a few accelerators, but the special part about YC is HN. Being open enough to give it it's own editorial steering wheel is a great indication of goodwill to the community :)
Now that HN is it's own thing, maybe we'll see access(api?) for vote attribution?
Is that even remotely possible? Or, are the implicit privacy issues too much of a burden?
I was thinking it would put rest to the voting rings theory if anyone had access to everyone else's vote history. But, the cost probably isn't worth the benefit.
"Now that HN is it's own thing, maybe we'll see access(api?) for vote attribution?"
I'm curious why you'd want this? Typically when voting people don't expect that they're going to be 'named and shamed', or even categorized on any level other than anonymously for stats.
I think this is a great idea for the community. I applaud this decision because there are quite a few accelerators, but the special part about YC is HN. Being open enough to give it it's own editorial steering wheel is a great indication of goodwill to the community :)
Now that HN is it's own thing, maybe we'll see access(api?) for vote attribution?
Is that even remotely possible? Or, are the implicit privacy issues too much of a burden?