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Is the HN ranking algorithm open source? I'm curious as to why a story like this makes it to the 2nd or 3rd top ranking story with only 6 points. Especially f

by jjeaff 7y ago

Is the HN ranking algorithm open source? I'm curious as to why a story like this makes it to the 2nd or 3rd top ranking story with only 6 points. Especially for an article about what seems to be a minor feature upgrade. Is there some context about telegram that I am missing?

misnome 7y ago
I think it's supposed to be a combination of upvote speed and how quiet HN is at the given time. Given that most of the front page articles have been around most of the day I imagine prioritising things with fast upvotes becomes more important.
jrimbault 7y ago
An earlier version was open source. https://github.com/wting/hackernews https://github.com/wting/hackernews https://github.com/arclanguage/anarki/tree/5409fc74fdd6a05020f57a2a61888927073597ae/apps/news https://github.com/arclanguage/anarki/tree/5409fc74fdd6a0502...
bro25 7y ago
I'd guess that some keywords are ranked higher. Put telegram, crypto, Trump and guns in the title, and it'll make to the top with 1 vote.
plibither8 7y ago
Moderators will sometimes rescue a post which didn't receive a lot of upvotes and reset the submission time on the post. This is part of an experiment in giving good HN submissions multiple chances at the front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380
- OrgNet 7y ago
  The moderators leave a lot of notes (as comments) when they modify the flow of information, but do they in that case?
  - plibither8 7y ago
    No, at least not when my story was "re-upped", as they term it. The only indication that a story was rescued is observing the timestamp on the homepage vs. the timestamp on its comments page.
grzm 7y ago
As 'jrimbault provided[0], an earlier version was open source. From the FAQ[1]: > "How are stories ranked?" > "The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in threads are ranked the same way." > "Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, and moderator intervention." [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20664068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20664068 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

by jjeaff 7y ago

misnome 7y ago

I think it's supposed to be a combination of upvote speed and how quiet HN is at the given time. Given that most of the front page articles have been around most of the day I imagine prioritising things with fast upvotes becomes more important.

jrimbault 7y ago

An earlier version was open source. https://github.com/wting/hackernews https://github.com/wting/hackernews https://github.com/arclanguage/anarki/tree/5409fc74fdd6a05020f57a2a61888927073597ae/apps/news https://github.com/arclanguage/anarki/tree/5409fc74fdd6a0502...

bro25 7y ago

I'd guess that some keywords are ranked higher. Put telegram, crypto, Trump and guns in the title, and it'll make to the top with 1 vote.

plibither8 7y ago

Moderators will sometimes rescue a post which didn't receive a lot of upvotes and reset the submission time on the post. This is part of an experiment in giving good HN submissions multiple chances at the front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380

OrgNet 7y ago
The moderators leave a lot of notes (as comments) when they modify the flow of information, but do they in that case?
- plibither8 7y ago
  No, at least not when my story was "re-upped", as they term it. The only indication that a story was rescued is observing the timestamp on the homepage vs. the timestamp on its comments page.

grzm 7y ago

As 'jrimbault provided[0], an earlier version was open source. From the FAQ[1]: > "How are stories ranked?" > "The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in threads are ranked the same way." > "Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, and moderator intervention." [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20664068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20664068 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html