Re:Data Mining Hacker News: Front vs. Back
by zamalek on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @09:04AM
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> Sure you can make your post on the week end to increase your chances
If everyone did this, it would increase the impact of luck: there would be an increased rate at which posts would fall off the front page of /newest - diminishing the chances that someone would see the post and upvote it. Conversely, with the consequential lower post-rate during the week your posts would earn more eyeballs.
If everyone did this, it would increase the impact of luck: there would be an increased rate at which posts would fall off the front page of /newest - diminishing the chances that someone would see the post and upvote it. Conversely, with the consequential lower post-rate during the week your posts would earn more eyeballs.