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I guess I don't know how HN works. How does this get to the top of HN with 8 points?
by Multiplayer 2y ago
I guess I don't know how HN works. How does this get to the top of HN with 8 points?
- zekenie 2y agoi think it's a function of recency and points
- iamwil 2y agoIt doesn't take too many for new stuff. HN has voting ring protection, so I think if enough unrelated people vote on new stuff, it can make the front page. I've made it on the front page with 6 points before. But if it can't get more points at an acceptable rate while on the front page, it drops pretty quickly. Sometimes, interested things are boosted by dang. This doesn't seem interesting enough, so I doubt it was.
- mkagenius 2y agoIt is a bit weird and its almost impossible to get so many upvotes in 10 minutes in new/show newest section.
- shivsarthak34 2y agoWhich post are we talking about
- d_tr 2y agoI think the front page is curated, while "new" is where you go to see the "autopilot" ranking.
- shivsarthak34 2y agoIsn't "new" page actually sorted by time ? Because that's the point of it ..
- sxg 2y agoThis is a guess based on personal experience and old HN comments, but I think HN boosts potentially promising links based on how quickly they're getting upvoted (i.e., momentum). If the link doesn't keep gaining momentum after the boost, it'll quickly fall off the front page.