New ‘past’ link on HN front page

Re:New ‘past’ link on HN front page by Karlax on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:11PM (#19229149)

I believe it just means how long the entry stayed on the front page. There shouldn't be anything special about computing this number.

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Re:New ‘past’ link on HN front page by tivert on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:12PM (#19229165)

Ah, that makes sense. I'd initially interpreted it as some kind of engagement metric.

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Re:New ‘past’ link on HN front page by dang on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:14PM (#19231151)

Yes, I see how that was ambiguous. Have changed the language—is it clearer now?

If anyone can figure out how to make it shorter, let me know. It feels a bit wordy now.

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Re:New ‘past’ link on HN front page by jfarlow on Friday February 22, 2019 @05:33PM (#19229764)

yep - I missed that concept too.

"...ordered by {time spent there}->(how long it was on the front page)"

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