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There is the second chance, but stories that don’t resonate disappear quickly even after that. I included this in the tweaking the mods can do. I guess I went a
by kergonath 5y ago
There is the second chance, but stories that don’t resonate disappear quickly even after that. I included this in the tweaking the mods can do. I guess I went a bit far about editorialising, but it’s still a minor effect.
- pvg 5y agoI don't think it's a minor effect and without quite a bit of active fiddling, the front page would be full of meta, dupes and pitchfork-fetching-exhortations. This even comes up in a mod comment in this very thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29028421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29028421
- kergonath 5y agoInteresting perspective, thank you. Though it's more about removing things from the front page than putting there things that people don't want.