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Re:Crusader Kings 2: Interesting Characters Guide by number6 on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:32AM (#19386930)
> determined by the algorithm

This sentence makes me shiver

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Re:Crusader Kings 2: Interesting Characters Guide by wyattpeak on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:19PM (#19391891)
All sorting is algorithmic. Sorting by submission order is an algorithm.

Regardless, we don't have to speculate since the site is open-source. You can see the sorting algorithm, and a breakdown of it, here[1]. It's just number of votes and time decay.

[1] https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-hacker-news-ranking...

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Re:Crusader Kings 2: Interesting Characters Guide by andrewguenther on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:04AM (#19387053)
Why?
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