5 points | by 7777777phil 20 hours ago ago
3 comments
I bet if you saw the source code for how the algorithm really worked and what options admins have behind the scenes, will make you vomit.
1) Flags ("enough flags will strongly reduce the rank of the submission")
2) Flame-War Detector ("A good rule of thumb for this effect is when the number of comments on a submission exceeds its score.")
Quotes from here: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented
1) But then why would it come back again. 2) Maybe that yes, but then same question as with (1)
I bet if you saw the source code for how the algorithm really worked and what options admins have behind the scenes, will make you vomit.
1) Flags ("enough flags will strongly reduce the rank of the submission")
2) Flame-War Detector ("A good rule of thumb for this effect is when the number of comments on a submission exceeds its score.")
Quotes from here: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented
1) But then why would it come back again. 2) Maybe that yes, but then same question as with (1)