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oops, this thread's just been censored off the front page, better luck next time
by FactKnower69 2y ago
oops, this thread's just been censored off the front page, better luck next time
- ks2048 2y agowhy?
- rootusrootus 2y agoWhy is it dropping, or why 'better luck next time'? The former is easy to answer. It's a hot, emotional topic and getting comments way faster than it's getting upvoted.
- ks2048 2y agoI meant why "censored". I guess I don't know how the algorithm works - I guess being downvoted or flagged.
- rootusrootus 2y agoI don't think it's getting censored intentionally, in the sense someone is taking that action specifically. It's falling quickly off the front page because the algorithm is biased against this kind of discussion. If it was getting killed by flags it would end up saying [flagged] in the headline as it disappeared. And you can't downvote submissions, so it's inferred from lack of upvotes.
- kens 2y agoYeah, the "controversial" filter kicked in because the post has more comments than upvotes. I reverse-engineered the HN algorithm a few years ago: https://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really-works.html https://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-reall...