it does seem like moderators are taking a heavy handed approach. But then again, take a look at the new page and see how much crap they have to deal with.
personally I think, HN needs to put some filters in place to stop newly registered spammers. Even a simple 200 point requirements to submit new posts should be enough to trim the "check out the awesome prices on this nikes!" posts.
I could certainly get on board with a better filter system, but I think a 200 point minimum might be setting the bar a little high. I've been moderately active on HN for about 2 years now and just barely have 200 karma. If I would have been unable to post anything during that time, the utility of HN would be greatly reduced.
Then again, perhaps it would just encourage me to be more active in discussions.
Interesting, I never considered that voting would be so sensitive to these sorts of variables. Although this could have some effect, I'll be the first to admit my ability to communicate through this medium needs some serious work.
Perhaps. My views, interests, and experiences invariably differ from the status quo around here. I'd like to think that has little effect though--my karma per post is within range of the top contributors'(http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders)*
*To be fair, the list is quite sporadic. Min = 1.2, Max = 19.61, Avg = 4.909.
What? We usually get some good submissions from throw-away accounts with 0 prior karma, like people seeking out advice on how to deal with cofounders etc. Or people are long time readers and what to create an account to show us the project.
The debate forum for ideas like this is at "Feature Request" link at bottom of page.
personally I think, HN needs to put some filters in place to stop newly registered spammers. Even a simple 200 point requirements to submit new posts should be enough to trim the "check out the awesome prices on this nikes!" posts.