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That doesn't seem right. Maybe it would be better for mods to allow a democratic process of discussion
by 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 agoLOL expecting that from HN is stupid.
- panic 10y agoWhen 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 agoThere'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 agoMy 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.