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The actual algorithm seems to take into account post rate in some way. I think the assumption is that high early post rate implies controversial topic. If the r
by cinntaile 4y ago
The actual algorithm seems to take into account post rate in some way. I think the assumption is that high early post rate implies controversial topic. If the ratio is too high it seems to get penalized pretty hard. Maybe downvotes and flaggings of posts is a factor too?
- jpalomaki 4y agoYou are probably right. Without any analytics, based on gut feeling a good indicator for controversial topic is having more comments than upvotes.
- gerikson 4y agoIt should be possible to derive the algorithm using an LLM given that timestamps, number of comments etc are available using the API.