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Why do the top links on reddit stop leaving the front page? This link was #1 for about 10 minutes: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cen7i/explosion
by ralphleon 13y ago
Why do the top links on reddit stop leaving the front page?
This link was #1 for about 10 minutes:
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cen7i/explosion_at_the_boston_marathon/ http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cen7i/explosion_...
and now has vanished, along with all other sponsored links. A horrible tragedy like this seems leagues more important than the current top link:
http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1cebz2/spotted_cookie_monster_at_work_today/ http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1cebz2/spotted_cookie...
- wtallis 13y agoI don't know what happened to the /r/worldnews post, but that subreddit's rules do say that it's for non-US sources and news. Also, that post linked to a Gawker site, which for many is reason enough to kill it.
- ralphleon 13y agoSeems that some other, far better source, should have replaced it by now. There were a few up-in-coming, but they too vanished.
- ralphleon 13y agoNow trending from a more valid source: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cerrp/boston_marathon_explosions_dozens_wounded_as_two/ http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1cerrp/boston_mar... During disasters such as this, I appreciate reddit's scale (and diversity) for up-to-date information in the comments.
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- taurussai 13y agoThat's because the mods keep removing it -- reddit will have some contract with telegraph.uk or other such websites (they pay reddit for the higher traffic)
- wavesounds 13y agoI think its because the threads are getting too much traffic. It seems like reddit first will make a thread read only then will remove it from the front page, this all seems temporary. This is all from observation though Im not sure the actual algorithms involved here.