Second chance pool. When a post is on there, it will may get its timestamp updated to the current time and will be tracked as if it was submitted at that time.

Second chance pool. When a post is on there, it will may get its timestamp updated to the current time and will be tracked as if it was submitted at that time. All existing comments will get that same timestamp for a while. The fake timestamp helps to game the ranking so it goes to the front page for its second chance at discussion and votes. Eventually the real timestamp is restored. https://news.ycombinator.com/pool https://news.ycombinator.com/pool