Dang's comment on HN's self-regulation [1] got me thinking: It's amazing to me that HN actually works. That, the the most part, the best submissions and the best comments do tend to float to the top. I wouldn't expect individuals acting in their own self-interest to bother to spend the time to upvote and downvote and flag things, especially when the feedback from such actions is so minimal. But they do, clearly!
Are there any papers that have studied this phenomenon?
Are there any papers that have studied this phenomenon?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12205581