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> They are used for post ordering Are they? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html: Do posts by users with more k
by Someone 4y ago
> They are used for post ordering
Are they? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html:
Do posts by users with more karma rank higher?
No.
- zamadatix 4y agoI think the post is referring to user karma and the gp is referring to comment karma (which is used for ordering, along with comment age, flags, and some other factors according to the FAQ). But comment karma is already hidden to other users anyways, why it's displayed to the user is to I guess let them know if their comment was considered constructive or not.
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoThis is just a hunch, but recency and the degree of controversy of the comment (votes:comments ratios) are also considered in ordering threads.