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Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12966699 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12966699 (343 comments) https://news.ycombinator

Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12966699 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12966699 (343 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12971779 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12971779 (21 comments)

leereeves 10y ago
But buried quickly. That first link with 343 comments and over 100 points in an hour was on the third page before it was two hours old.
- wallace_f 10y ago
  That doesn't seem right. Maybe it would be better for mods to allow a democratic process of discussion
  - eoirs 10y ago
    LOL expecting that from HN is stupid.
  - panic 10y ago
    When articles drop off the front page like that, it's because of user flags (and sometimes automatic flamewar detection, IIRC), not anything the mods are doing.
  - grzm 10y ago
    There's been plenty of discussion over the past month or so on why this might happen. IIRC, check some of the Peter Thiel-related submissions from around the time he donated to the Trump campaign. Sometimes it's a function of user flags (which affect the ranking even if [flagged] isn't visible) which is a more democratic process, and sometimes it's a function of what whether the mods determine that the discussion is constructive and valuable to the overall health and purpose of the HN community. I don't know if the mods always comment when this is the case, but they have in the past done so.
    - RickS 10y ago
      My understanding is that there are also algos at work, for example posts that are very young but have many comments fall faster, as a way to negate flame wars.
      - grzm 10y ago
        You're right. Forgot about those when I initially commented, and noticed a sibling had already mentioned them so I thought it was gratuitous to update mine.
      - wallace_f 10y ago
        Didn't realize this. The information is not readily available here. It should be more transparent at least.
- deleted 10y ago
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- dhimes 10y ago
  Yeah I've noticed some submission get strongly Higgs-coupled.

leereeves 10y ago

But buried quickly. That first link with 343 comments and over 100 points in an hour was on the third page before it was two hours old.

wallace_f 10y ago
That doesn't seem right. Maybe it would be better for mods to allow a democratic process of discussion
- eoirs 10y ago
  LOL expecting that from HN is stupid.
- panic 10y ago
  When articles drop off the front page like that, it's because of user flags (and sometimes automatic flamewar detection, IIRC), not anything the mods are doing.
- grzm 10y ago
  There's been plenty of discussion over the past month or so on why this might happen. IIRC, check some of the Peter Thiel-related submissions from around the time he donated to the Trump campaign. Sometimes it's a function of user flags (which affect the ranking even if [flagged] isn't visible) which is a more democratic process, and sometimes it's a function of what whether the mods determine that the discussion is constructive and valuable to the overall health and purpose of the HN community. I don't know if the mods always comment when this is the case, but they have in the past done so.
  - RickS 10y ago
    My understanding is that there are also algos at work, for example posts that are very young but have many comments fall faster, as a way to negate flame wars.
    - grzm 10y ago
      You're right. Forgot about those when I initially commented, and noticed a sibling had already mentioned them so I thought it was gratuitous to update mine.
    - wallace_f 10y ago
      Didn't realize this. The information is not readily available here. It should be more transparent at least.
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dhimes 10y ago
Yeah I've noticed some submission get strongly Higgs-coupled.