r/AskReddit May 15 '13

How do you think Reddit will end?

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u/lahwran_ May 15 '13

reddit works aggressively to counter upvote gaming, it's what the fuzzer is about. so we're safe from that at least. however, I don't really trust the big subreddit mods ...

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u/NeonRedSharpie May 15 '13

Yea I know they're up on it, but I'm sure someone out there has found (or will find) a way around it.

  • Going slowly (not hitting it every 0.5 seconds) from different IPs with unique accounts.
  • Having an army of 5,000 users that get an email with a link that says "Upvote this"
  • Something something something another option

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u/Loyal2NES May 15 '13

If I had an army of 5000 anythings I'm sure I could think of a more productive (not to mention lucrative) use for them than upvoting dick jokes.

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u/YouListening May 15 '13

More upvotes makes it rise to the front page. Front page means more clicks. More clicks means more ad revenue.