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AFAIK the content is curated. So content with a little ammount of upvotes can show up if some admin wants to.
by cbernini 10y ago
AFAIK the content is curated. So content with a little ammount of upvotes can show up if some admin wants to.
- striking 10y agoIt's not curated. People used to be asked to repost their content if the admins thought it was interesting, but this no longer occurs. (This turned into a system that could automatically repost content considered interesting; I've stopped posting stories as often, so I'm not sure if it still happens.) Furthermore, there are protections against vote rings. If, for example, someone votes directly on the URL for a story, or if the referrer is often the same, those votes are discarded. However, you're right that the algorithm has evolved over time. Visit https://news.ycombinator.com/classic https://news.ycombinator.com/classic to see the previous algorithm in action.
- cbernini 10y agoI remember some people complaining about it some time ago, thanks for pointing that out then. :D