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This story fall from #2 on HN to page #102 in seconds. Is it because of only 38 upvotes vs 43 comments? The story is just 3 hours old. @HN / dang: What's goin
by frik 11y ago
This story fall from #2 on HN to page #102 in seconds.
Is it because of only 38 upvotes vs 43 comments? The story is just 3 hours old.
@HN / dang: What's going on with HN sorting algorithm? The #3 story on HN is 1 hour old and has just 9 upvotes and 2 comments: "Churchill and His Money, or Lack of It":
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10825575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10825575
Screenshot: http://s3.postimg.org/6dn7h6w5v/hn_linode_fall.png http://s3.postimg.org/6dn7h6w5v/hn_linode_fall.png
- cpqq 11y agoSo I'm not the only one who saw this quickly disappear. Couldn't find it on the 2nd or 3rd page, very odd.
- dang 11y agoIt set off the flamewar detector. Looks like an edge case in the algorithm. Btw you should email hn@ycombinator.com instead of asking us questions here. It's pretty random whether or not we see the latter.
- stefantalpalaru 11y agoWhat's happening is we're all watched over by machines of loving grace. There's no way to communicate with them to report errors, so it's better to stop talking about it in public. Just relax and trust the system. It knows what's best for you.