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Re:Show HN: Hatch – A modern project, package, and virtual e... by deepakkarki on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @07:06AM (#15174038)
Aside : Can someone explain how HN rises topics to the top? (I'm genuinely curious)

As of writing this comment, this submission has 4 points in 3 hours, and is on the top half of the front page. (Not saying the project doesn't shouldn't be - looks pretty awesome tbh).

Does the reputation of the people upvoting it matter? (still surprising it'd rise given only 4 points in 3 hours). Does the reputation of the person submitting it matter?

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Re:Show HN: Hatch – A modern project, package, and virtual e... by daenney on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @01:28PM (#15177284)
Read the FAQ please: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. A quick Google would've gotten you to that answer too.

And don't use random topics to ask questions like these, that's what Ask HN can be used for: https://news.ycombinator.com/ask

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Re:Show HN: Hatch – A modern project, package, and virtual e... by giancarlostoro on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @07:42AM (#15174206)
Not sure but I feel they've fine tuned it more so that posts like this one don't go by completely unnoticed. I also believe the comments are factored into the ranking as well.
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Re:Show HN: Hatch – A modern project, package, and virtual e... by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @10:54AM (#15175796)
I assume reputation, source, and subject, matter. Though I think they are purposely vague on the details to make it harder for people to game.
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