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Ask PG: Tweaks to the ranking algorithms ...
OK, I know you don't want things to be completely transparent because people might game the system, but I'm puzzled by this:
29. Happy (Summer|Winter) Solstice - 11:28 Zulu time. (wikipedia.org)
15 points by RiderOfGiraffes 9 hours ago | 4 comments
45. Tests for programmers Part IV: comparing routines (solipsys.co.uk)
45 points by RiderOfGiraffes 6 hours ago | 17 comments
Both are to external sites, the second is newer, and has more points, and yet it comes lower in the rankings. I thought newer items ranked higher, and more points ranked higher, so this is not what I expected.
Any light you can shed on the latest variant of the ranking algorithm would be appreciated.
- pg 16y agoI haven't changed anything for a while. They shouldn't have been in that order and aren't now. I just restarted the server, and there is various temporary weird stuff that happens when I do that, so that could have been the cause. Let me know if you see something like this again.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoOK - cool - thanks. Shall I delete this? It really serves no purpose ...