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How did the previous story ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12726970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12726970 ) get knocked off the front page so qui
by akalin 10y ago
How did the previous story ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12726970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12726970 ) get knocked off the front page so quickly?
- torgoguys 10y agoWith 232 points, 172 comments, and only 1 hour old, I would think it should still be there, but yeah, I'm not seeing it either.
- lmkg 10y agoIf this was an algorithmic decision, it was probably the flame-war detector.
- aaroninsf 10y agoI don't remember clicking any EULA. If I did naturally I didn't read it. But if there were one, I am certain that HN-the-management retained the right to dismiss, suppress, delete, or otherwise remove from play posts and comments as they will, with no appeal, no recourse, and no visibility. Those little arrows and the typical case lead us to believe that HN functions algorithmically. I am sure it does, in the 99% case. Criticism of the unpardonable actions of Peter Thiel and criticism of the indefensible decision to do business with him is obviously the 1% case.
- sctb 10y agoThat story, currently on the second page, was put there because of user flags. It was also heavily penalized by the software flamewar detector, but we've turned that off. Moderators have not penalized the post.
- akalin 10y agoThanks for clearing it up!
- brwr 10y agoIs there a way for the mods to protect the post from user flags? Normally, user flags are a good thing. That doesn't seem to be true in this case, though.
- mjg59 10y agoWhat changes are you making to the implementation to prevent this from happening in future?