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There are various algorithms around the front page of HN. For example, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16020089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16020
by shagie 4y ago
There are various algorithms around the front page of HN.
For example, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16020089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16020089 where dang has a "overheated discussion detector" to try to give things a chance to cool off.
Too much material on a single topic likely also gets down rated (similar to how posts about politics get less visibility).
- century19 4y agoNot working well here then since this should be on the Front Page. Your explanation sounds correct though.
- shagie 4y agoI think of it as "HN has anti-engagement algorithms to avoid single topics from getting too much front page space in a period of time." Note that there's also a secret page of /pool ( https://news.ycombinator.com/pool https://news.ycombinator.com/pool ) that has articles that are considered for being given a second shot.