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How does the voting system on HN work? This is the second article on this topic I've seen today removed from the front page now. It was there only an hour or so
by saboot 11y ago
How does the voting system on HN work? This is the second article on this topic I've seen today removed from the front page now. It was there only an hour or so ago, and now isn't in the first ten pages on HN.
- studentrob 11y agoMaybe some stuff gets flagged to death? Not sure exactly. I've seen other controversial topics drop off the front page that have recent submission times, and a decent number of points and comments, while others with similar stats remain on the front. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- nkurz 11y agoThe charts at hnrankings.com can give you an idea of what happened to it: http://hnrankings.info/11372264/ http://hnrankings.info/11372264/ Among the things that can cause big drops: User flagging. Administrative action. Staleness (some number of hours on front page) Flamewar detector (flurry of responses to responses) It's difficult to distinguish between these from the outside, but a polite email to Dan (hn@ycombinator.com) will probably get you a specific answer if you are interested. Based on asking about similar stories, this one would be a tossup between "Flamewar" and "User flags".