Are they self posting? Are they bots?

What is HN?

hackernews, likely

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Henrietta Net, a visual novel / anime marketplace

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Two very different answers here πŸ˜›

Lots of different ways.

  • reposts
  • sourcing from other sites.
  • reading popular blog archives.
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Thanks for an answer :)

What would 2 and 3 be? Like blogs they are popular now and going back?

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For #2, there are multiple websites that deal with similar subjects. Pull good links from one and paste to another.

For #3, you are correct. Also, reading other blog posts on a linked blog.

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The search function on the side is pretty decent, and clicking on the sourced link of a post shows you all the other times it was posted.

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