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As a rule people do not read the linked content, they come to discuss the headline.

The first indication to me this was AI was simply the 'project structure' nonsense in the README. Why AI feel this strong need to show off the project's folder structure when you're going to look at it via the repo anyway is one of life's current mysteries.



Honestly, maybe this is the problem.

A web-of-trust-like implementation of votes and flags, as suggested below, might be a solution, but I feel like it's an overkill. I've recently flagged a different clickbait submission, about Android Developer Verification, whose title suggested a significant update but that merely linked to the same old generic page about the anti-feature that was posted here months prior. Around 100 points too, before a mod stepped in, changed the title, and took it down.

Maybe the upvote button is just too easy to reach? I have a feeling that hiding it behind CSS :visited could make a massive difference.




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