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Ask HN: Has front-page algorithm changed?
Within the last few months I've noticed a distinct trend where I'm no longer deferring to the "new" link after I see that there is nothing on the front-page I find interesting. The difference is so noticeable I'm inclined to ask if something significant has changed, such as an algorithm?
- dang 12y agoI'm not sure I understand. Can you describe what you've noticed in a bit more detail?
- datashovel 12y agoSeveral months ago: visit https://news.ycombinator.com/news https://news.ycombinator.com/news , read list of titles, and don't click on any since none seem interesting. Defer to https://news.ycombinator.com/newest https://news.ycombinator.com/newest because I regularly would find at least a few titles that interested me. Now: visit https://news.ycombinator.com/news https://news.ycombinator.com/news , and find several titles interesting, so I click on them and read them. Rarely do I find it necessary to visit https://news.ycombinator.com/newest https://news.ycombinator.com/newest to get to titles I find interesting. There is nothing specific about the experience that I can pinpoint other than that my interest in front-page articles is significantly higher now. My default go-to hacker news page is now /news and not /newest
- dang 12y agoGreat, that's what I was hoping you meant, but wanted to be sure. Yes, the algorithms have changed and so has the moderation. Our goal is to get the highest-quality stories from the /newest stream onto the front page. We've been attacking this problem from several different angles. I'll take your comment as evidence that it's working!
- datashovel 12y agoAbsolutely working for me. Not trying to put work on your team's plate, but if there were enough positive feedback like mine, an article about the discovery process and implementation of the changes would be an interesting read in and of itself. :)
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