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How and who determines karma points on HN?

1 points by monirz77 ↗ HN
I'm a newbie, and I'm just wondering who screens what submissions to display and who determines karma points on HN? Sometimes I submit a link and I don't see it appearing here. Then I get 1 point, hehe. Is there an FAQ I missed reading? Pls enlighten. Thanks.

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mooism2
Newly submitted links appear on the new page.

http://news.ycombinator.com/newest

When someone upvotes a link you submitted or a comment you wrote, you get a karma point.

When links get enough points in a short enough period of time, they appear on the front page.

mooism2
Your account was created 551 days ago and you consider yourself to be a newbie?..
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monirz77
I consider myself one. The account was created 551 days ago, but my first ever post was 240 days ago. I hardly get on here, I travel a lot (for fun), and have probably accumulated more airline miles than my HN mileage, go figure :)
monirz77
Thanks all for your responses.
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