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And for HN, the "algorithm" is the subjective judgment of the moderation staff, as witnessed by countless articles on the misogyny in tech (as an example) getti
by tedks 12y ago
And for HN, the "algorithm" is the subjective judgment of the moderation staff, as witnessed by countless articles on the misogyny in tech (as an example) getting axed from the front page.
- buckbova 12y agoOr maybe those subjective articles on misogyny in tech are flagged by users like me.
- dang 12y agoThe biggest factor there by far is user flags.
- tedks 12y agoThis is a nice way to punt, but you've (in the plural sense, not you specifically) have still admitted to removing them from the frontpage.