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Asking for anyone who might know: how is it that this article is at the #1 spot on the front page already. It was submitted by an account created 21 minutes ago
by throwawaysea 8y ago
Asking for anyone who might know: how is it that this article is at the #1 spot on the front page already. It was submitted by an account created 21 minutes ago, and it seems unusual that it would displace things like the Assange story, which has over 800 comments.
- adamnemecek 8y ago62 upvotes is a lot. I’m guessing a lot of hn users live or lived around Cambridge.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoUp-vote rate over time is highly weighted and it's east coast business hours right now so there's a lot of people from MA mashing the upvote button.
- close04 8y agoThe voting mechanism here is a bit opaque. I think it also considers trends. So a an article with 60 votes in a short time period will probably climb higher than an article with 800 votes but slow increase. Activity on the submission (views and comments) probably also has an influence.
- wahlrus 8y agoCan confirm--in Cambridge and smashing the up-vote because I like bikes!
- ebg13 8y ago> it seems unusual that it would displace things like the Assange story, which has over 800 comments. Lots of comments on an article can hurt its ranking, per https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flame-war-detector https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#flame-...
- tikhonj 8y agoMy guess is that it got a lot of upvotes quickly because it's on a topic people care about (bike lanes), has a clear headline and comes from a trusted source (citylab). The upvote/time ratio is what propels it to the top of the front page.
- duxup 8y agoI've wondered the same. I've seen very short lived and ... really questionable articles that rise to the top with no comments very fast. Not implying anything is inherently wrong with that, but it is interesting.