Too many comments (and a couple of user flags probably): >The FAQ notes that submission rank is impacted by "software which downweights overheated discussions.

Too many comments (and a couple of user flags probably): >The FAQ notes that submission rank is impacted by "software which downweights overheated discussions." A good rule of thumb for this effect is when the number of comments on a submission exceeds its score. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented I recommend checking https://news.ycombinator.com/active https://news.ycombinator.com/active ("Most active current discussions") once per day to find these discussions.