I 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

I 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.