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IMO that detector keeps too much actually good content off the front page. Your post needs to be engaging enough for folks to upvote but not too engaging for f
by candiddevmike 2y ago
IMO that detector keeps too much actually good content off the front page. Your post needs to be engaging enough for folks to upvote but not too engaging for folks to comment otherwise it leaves the front page.
- calibas 2y agoYep, anything too controversial or exciting get buried. It's like to polar opposite of the Facebook ranking algorithm. Seems ripe for manipulation, you could go start arguments in whatever threads you want to see downranked.
- Freedom2 2y agoYCombinator naturally doesn't want divisive content on the front page as it hurts their brand.
- dang 2y agoIt's not about "brand", it's about the mandate of the site. Intellectual curiosity and internet inflammation are at odds with each other.
- r721 2y agoThat's why I usually check out both default front page and "Most active current discussions" (https://news.ycombinator.com/active https://news.ycombinator.com/active).