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How does HN staff downrank a post and how would you know if they did it?

• CyberRabbi 4y ago
  This post is currently on the front page but immediately after it was first posted and hit the front page, it was downranked to the second page.
  • rndmize 4y ago
    Not sure why you're immediately accusing HN staff, anyone past a certain level of karma can flag a topic and cause it to drop significantly.
• Topgamer7 4y ago
  There have been many posts and explanations of how the moderators will modify the order of the first page. Sometimes to consolidate duplicates. But often just of their own whims. While this site has an excellent content posted usually, it is not a fully transparent voting system.
  • mhb 4y ago
    Of course but "how would you know if they did it?"
  • jacquesm 4y ago
    But explicitly not on the topic of YC and YC related companies. That said this kind of veiled personal attack is really not nice.