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By being the new post with the most points and comments in 2 hours. If another post would was more recent and had more points it would be higher. These posts
by simlevesque 3y ago
By being the new post with the most points and comments in 2 hours.
If another post would was more recent and had more points it would be higher.
These posts get a temporary boost but if the points stay the same while being at the top, it'll disappear pretty soon.
- quickthrower2 3y agoI suspect #points is the main factor. And the algorithm wants to surface fresh stuff, otherwise we'd still all be talking about Sam Altman. Glad we aren't :-) (nothing against Sam...)
- bobobob420 3y agoSeems pretty easy to bot. Its also a personal blog which adds to suspicion. There is also a new trend which is trying to get on hackernews front page