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HN likes to downrank anything regarding the current outbreak. This was posted 53 minutes ago and received around 100 votes in 20 minutes, but was downranked sho
by chupa-chups 7y ago
HN likes to downrank anything regarding the current outbreak. This was posted 53 minutes ago and received around 100 votes in 20 minutes, but was downranked shortly after:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22550623 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22550623
Now this post has inevitably been downranked as well. I'm setting up a HN downranking-watch site right now ;-)
If you know some crowd-funding site where one can donate money to health care workers, please let me know (berthold dot alexander at googlemail dot com)
- flukus 7y agoHN will down rank anything getting a lot of comments, I think votes might be factored in as well. It kills a lot of good topics and often allows astro turfing accounts to kill them.
- code_duck 7y agoEvery time I make a comment that garners a large number of replies, moderators 'detach' it from the article, which I suppose leaves it in some Netherworld where it can only be accessed from members' profiles. I'm not sure what the point of that is.
- incompatible 7y agoMaybe they are just falling off the first page of the article's comments. Try the "more" link at the bottom.
- code_duck 7y agoNo. I'm referring to a moderator making a statement 'this has been detached', not some misunderstanding or confusion I'm having. You can find it on my profile recently.
- incompatible 7y agoI see what you mean https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22512003 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22512003. Considered off-topic maybe?