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Ask HN: Why do threads disappear?
A thread I was following (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11559612) has disappeared from 'Ask HN'.
Currently there are several stories on the first and second pages of https://news.ycombinator.com/ask that are both older and have fewer points than that thread.
I was only able to find it from my 'saved stories' page.
How does this happen?
- detaro 11y agoIn this specific case, I assume people flagged it, which sent it far down the ranking. In general, the ranking algorithm has a bunch of (not precisely documented) other inputs against spam and flamewars which also can change the ranking from the expected value.
- greenyoda 11y agoIf I remember correctly, the ranking algorithm penalizes stories that have more comments than upvotes.