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Can someone explain HN's front page algorithm? This is on the front page with 0 comments & 4 points.

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• olalonde 12y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013 although the algorithm might have changed since then. Roughly, a recent post with few points can rank higher than an old one with many points.
  • larrys 12y ago
    For example I wonder if that algorithm (which I don't understand) takes into account (or has changed to take into account) the source link of the story (in this case wsj.com). Either positive or negative. (Maybe it says that already?)
    • bri3d 12y ago
      HN has domain penalties as well as keyword penalties. Here's dang talking about the NSA and Snowden keyword penalties yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9097596