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Re:Ask HN: What does the percentage next to posts mean? by raidan on Friday August 21, 2015 @10:29PM (#10101269)
A random number that goes up when you upvote..
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Re:Ask HN: What does the percentage next to posts mean? by Semiapies on Friday August 21, 2015 @10:35PM (#10101288)
Maybe it's the likeliness of a story to appeal to you, based on your past votes?

Of course, now the percentages are gone.

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Re:Ask HN: What does the percentage next to posts mean? by startling on Saturday August 22, 2015 @01:34AM (#10101636)
you're just lucky!
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