The FAQ answers questions about Karma posts. [1] It is entirely possible that other posts have been upvoted prior to your post. As for undocumented features, there is this post [2] on github and is not written by the moderators. It includes some anecdotal information that may not be 100% accurate.
I think some people are looking for any reason to feel insulted or excluded today -- it is something the right wing troll and the left wing troll agree passionately about.
The FAQ answers questions about Karma posts. [1] It is entirely possible that other posts have been upvoted prior to your post. As for undocumented features, there is this post [2] on github and is not written by the moderators. It includes some anecdotal information that may not be 100% accurate.
[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
[2] - https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented