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Something else that I find curious is that this entry vanished from front page for a while, and now it's stuck at the bottom, even though it has twice the point
by xenocratus 5y ago
Something else that I find curious is that this entry vanished from front page for a while, and now it's stuck at the bottom, even though it has twice the points in half the time compared with post number #5 (at the time of writing).
- dTal 5y agoI don't think we need invoke any conspiracies for that; HN's algorithm is ever mysterious. Yesterday a submission of mine hit the front page in 3 seconds with no upvotes.
- floatingatoll 5y agoFor those who've made it this far down into the thread but not yet seen dang's reply, it's further upthread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27397230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27397230
- foxhop 5y agoThat happens once you are flagged or bounced off the front page temporarily. You loose some sort of multiplier and are often placed around spot 15