Yes, I believe HN comment sorting uses the same algorithm as news items, where the score of an item is based on both votes and time, decaying over time. Descri

Yes, I believe HN comment sorting uses the same algorithm as news items, where the score of an item is based on both votes and time, decaying over time. Description: http://amix.dk/blog/post/19574 http://amix.dk/blog/post/19574 Comment sorting: https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/b78c7f/lib/news.arc#L2028-L2030 https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/b78c7f/lib/news.arc#L2028-L...