"an echo chamber in the sense that certain posters have a lot better chance of having their articles noticed"
It's also an echo chamber in terms of ideas. Why is it that when a woman does a reverse job application she gets 4 upvotes, but when a guy copies her two years later he's 'a genius' and gets 450+ upvotes?
Why is it that when a woman does a reverse job
application she gets 4 upvotes, but when a guy
copies her two years later he's 'a genius' and
gets 450+ upvotes?
Because it was two years ago, and the link is to a landing page.
Your implication that sexism is the cause is pathetic.
To clarify I don't think it's sexism per se, but rather the fact that she's non technical and not part of the tech community. I think if she had been a Ruby programmer and the design and content of the site had fit the norms of the HN community then it probably would have done just as well. (Adjusted for vote inflation.)
It's also an echo chamber in terms of ideas. Why is it that when a woman does a reverse job application she gets 4 upvotes, but when a guy copies her two years later he's 'a genius' and gets 450+ upvotes?
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=648128