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Can't speak from inside knowledge, but it has been observed when this was asked in past that during slow period (middle of night, U.S. time; Sunday mornings) it
by iProject 14y ago
Can't speak from inside knowledge, but it has been observed when this was asked in past that during slow period (middle of night, U.S. time; Sunday mornings) it takes surprisingly little activity to rise quickly to top (if only briefly).
- 46Bit 14y agoThis makes sense, really. So few votes are cast (on page #1 of the newest, often seemingly 10-per-50-posts) that people voting means something is significant.
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoMay be, but it lets luck play a bigger role and looks like an abusable feature.
- jacques_chester 14y agoIt's a feature that means that those of us living outside the continental USA are not disadvantaged.