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The average post in /newest is so bad that it's not clear you want to promote any of them to the frontpage randomly. I'd guess on average on a 30 item page of /
by jsnell 11y ago
The average post in /newest is so bad that it's not clear you want to promote any of them to the frontpage randomly. I'd guess on average on a 30 item page of /newest I might click through two links, and upvote one.
I actually wonder if the stats in this post can possibly be correct. Never would have guessed that anywhere near 10-20% of the submissions hit 10 points. There's a lot of spam and offtopic stuff, and it is indeed really common for great posts to get lost in the noise with just a couple of votes.
- maxerickson 11y agoIt's probably from dupe submissions counting as votes.
- dang 11y ago> The average post in /newest is so bad that it's not clear you want to promote any of them to the frontpage randomly. You're quite right. We tested this, and it was terrible.
- pavel_lishin 11y agoWhat about the first five posts from the 2nd page of /newest, with the added addition that at least one newer than it must be dead (e.g., moderators have at least looked at the queue)?
- dang 11y ago[dead] stories are often, perhaps mostly, killed by software.