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> "Minimize awareness"? Obviously we don't try to do that, nor would we ever want to, or even think that way. The higher up on Hacker News an article is, the m
by ChrisAntaki 12y ago
> "Minimize awareness"? Obviously we don't try to do that, nor would we ever want to, or even think that way.
The higher up on Hacker News an article is, the more awareness will typically be allocated to the story. If a story drops from the front page, significantly less attention will be allocated to it.
While the penalties might not have been intended to minimize awareness of these stories in the greater scheme of things, they were certainly meant to minimize awareness of the stories on Hacker News.
- krapp 12y agoIt's not exactly difficult to move past the first page or to use the search bar, and any comments about those stories are going to appear on /newcomments anyway. If there is an effect of 'minimizing awareness' at work, I don't think the effect is very large.
- frostmatthew 12y ago> If there is an effect of 'minimizing awareness' at work, I don't think the effect is very large. You're assuming most HNers a) move past the first page b) search for submissions, or c) frequent /newcomments. My counter-assumption would be that is not true for a majority of users.
- krapp 12y agoFair enough, but it shouldn't be HN's fault if people are lazy about viewing the site.
- ChrisAntaki 12y agoYou seem to be saying placement on the front page shouldn't impact the eyeballs driven to a story. If that's what you believe, I won't try to convince you otherwise.
- krapp 12y agoNo, i'm saying a lack of placement on the front page still doesn't make a story that hard to find.