Yes, especially since there appears to be a set of almost new accounts with little or no karma and no comment history being positive in response. This is an old marketing trick and is also a serious dilution problem.
Your favorite deity of choice forbid HN turns into a marketing gimmick that plagued Digg.
Sorry that I recommended a few people at the presentation to sign up for Hacker News and they saw that I posted this here and commented.
Didn't realized Hacker News was closed for registration in your opinion.
I don't think I said anything about registration being closed and that new people shouldn't get involved.
What I pointed out was that there were a few fairly new accounts with little or no history here at all with positive responses to your article. This is a known marketing gimmick to, I shall use your word, "hack" a site in an attempt to game the system. Considering the subject of your "hacking" article then I don't find it wrong to consider that possibility.
If this is not the case and it is as you say, then I will gladly apologize and say good for you. But you are the one that suggested spamming sites in an effort to boost visitation numbers.
Your favorite deity of choice forbid HN turns into a marketing gimmick that plagued Digg.