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I'll probably get more downvotes than you for this, and maybe even a "this belongs in Reddit" type comment, but you're obviously trying to pull "Winning by losing" on us. Besides, it's not a "prediction" if you say it after the event.

p.s. Your original comment was not very witty. :p



Ah, my prediction was wrong. But little do you know that I predicted that my prediction would be wrong because I knew that by openly anticipating my comment's downvoting, I would prompt you to upvote it. Dance, puppets, dance! How droll. Now excuse me while I go stroke my white Persian. Mmm... exquisite...


It's not a prediction. I tracked the comment throughout the day. Hence the description of the movement.


Don't worry. I bet there are lots of HN'ers who regularly experiment and A/B test HN comments & submissions, in order to learn what yields the best karma. A bit like SEO but just for HN.


If someone is actually doing this, I'd love to see a writeup. Never underestimate other ocd nerds :)


I tried doing some testing a while back but PG didn't appreciate it.




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