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Posts that generate more comments than upvotes tend to fall off the front page quickly.
by exitb 2y ago
Posts that generate more comments than upvotes tend to fall off the front page quickly.
- throwaway314155 2y agoConvenient that such posts are (sometimes) in direct conflict with the interests of Y Combinator (formerly run by Sam Altman).
- howard941 2y agoIt's an anti-flamewar thing. There's nothing nefarious about it.
- r721 2y agoOne solution is to check "Most active current discussions" once per day: https://news.ycombinator.com/active https://news.ycombinator.com/active
- throwaway314155 2y agoThanks! Is there an index of these various re-orderings somewhere?
- r721 2y ago"Lists" in the page footer: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists See also https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented for more tips/tricks.