3 comments

  • journal 5 hours ago

    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.

  • r721 18 hours ago

    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

    • 7777777phil 18 hours ago

      1) But then why would it come back again. 2) Maybe that yes, but then same question as with (1)