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I don't have totally sure, but I think the comments are arranged by upvotes.

• mashlol 10y ago
  I don't think they are, there's often comments at the top that are posted x minutes ago where x < 10. I don't think posts that new could have that many votes. There's probably a weighting factor comparing votes to recency, maybe other factors too.
  • fairpx 10y ago
    Thats my guess as well. Thats why we chose to give it a 48 hour wait, so when the storm has settled, we can pick the top comment.
    • biot 10y ago
      Scores are available via the API... you should use that.
      • fairpx 10y ago
        Perfect. Tnx!
      • 0942v8653 10y ago
        I don't think they are, if you mean this API: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/12372638.json?print=pretty https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/12372638.json?pri... Maybe you could send an email to hn@ycombinator.com