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I've just canned a very similar post to yours. Is there any explanation as to why this should be on the front page? This seems rather like Reddit - posts ther
by spotridge 12y ago
I've just canned a very similar post to yours.
Is there any explanation as to why this should be on the front page? This seems rather like Reddit - posts there often seem to rise up while most of the comment section is fairly negative.
- mathgeek 12y agoWell there are people voting it up, which I can understand as the concepts are always popular. Not sure on the algorithm that's used.
- striking 12y agoThere's no downvote function for stories, so even controversial stories will appear on the front page. The only reason something shouldn't be on the front page is when it's off topic or spam. As long as someone cares about something, it can be on the front page.
- laumars 12y agoThere is no "off topic" on HN since the topic is "anything that interests hackers" and us hackers are not going to up vote anything that isn't interesting.