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Can anyone shed some light on the Hacker News story ranking algorithm? After 1 hour, this submission was in third place on the front page, then I checked again
by jonathansizz 13y ago
Can anyone shed some light on the Hacker News story ranking algorithm?
After 1 hour, this submission was in third place on the front page, then I checked again about 15 minutes later and it had dropped to 93rd place, on page 4! There are many other stories that are both older and have fewer points that are higher up the rankings. Judging by the number of comments, this link is obviously a story of interest to HN.
Just curious what's going on..
- bsullivan01 13y agoEmployes of a certain company that starts with G do this on stories harmful to their employer. I'd bet that's the reason.
- jonathansizz 13y agoSo the ranking isn't simply based on a combination of age and upvotes? I see.
- bsullivan01 13y agoI think it also has to do with a rush new votes up or down. Sort of trending