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Even though one of my sub was on that screenshot 27 minute period of time, I agree with you. HN only needs 2 votes to get something on the front page. Not all
by pavs 17y ago
Even though one of my sub was on that screenshot 27 minute period of time, I agree with you.
HN only needs 2 votes to get something on the front page. Not all interesting topic will hit the FP, and not everything I consider interesting is also true for others.
Its not perfect system, mostly because, in this case, perfect is subjective.
For instance I absolutely dislike ~90% of Tech Crunch crap posted here, but I have to live with the fact that others find Tech Crunch drama interesting.
- vaksel 17y agoYou need 2 votes in the first 3-4 minutes or so. After that the number starts increasing. This is just pulling things out of thin air, but from the looks of it, the system increases the amounts every period. i.e. First 2 minutes? 1 upvote. 4 minutes: 2 upvotes 6 minutes: 3 upvotes 8 minutes: 4 upvotes etc
- waterlesscloud 17y agoI don't think it works like that. From what I've observed, it depends far more on the state of the current front page stories. At night, when most of the stories are older, a single upvote on a New story an hour old can put it on the front page. In the daytime, you usually need that first upvote in 15 minutes or so. But it's not a set time or point scale, it's based on what's currently on the front page, how old those stories are, and how many points they have. The one thing I do agree with is that after a certain timeframe, I do wish even the most popular stories decayed more quickly.