Here I am interested in Do's and Don'ts on HN? Specifically things to avoid in this forum.<p>I have heard from our fellow HN members about not to do certain things otherwise HN will block you. e.g:<p>1) Some of the statement includes "Do not ask your friends to vote on your thread from the same IP, Truth or Myth?"<p>2) Do not share thread on facebook or any social networking site, Truth or Myth? (I don't think it is true.)<p>3) I have also heard that up votes don't count sometimes, Truth or Myth?<p>What are other truth or myths?
1) True<p>2) False<p>3) True<p>All of the above require context and/or elaboration.<p>1. The HN voting ring detection process is exceptionally clever. Bottom line: If the same few users, IP's, etc are constantly upvoting your posts, it will trigger and your future posts will bomb.<p>2. I've often shared my posts on Twitter (as do most people) and I've never, ever seen it have a negative impact.<p>3. Upvotes are weighted. If you're a relatively new user, your upvote has little impact on someones post.