Frequently threads with as few as 3 points make it to the front page. It's (among other things, obviously) about speed of upvotes on /newest- and given that pos

Frequently threads with as few as 3 points make it to the front page. It's (among other things, obviously) about speed of upvotes on /newest- and given that posts rarely get more than a couple upvotes before they're knocked off the front page there, it's a good thing the threshold before things reach the front is low.