How to read Hacker News – what mistake I made for 2 years

Re:How to read Hacker News – what mistake I made for 2 years by Mz on Sunday February 27, 2011 @07:42PM (#2269490)

I've said something similar (ie that I think it's a mistake to spend too much time on the "home" page, basically) a couple of times or so, like here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2047397

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Re:How to read Hacker News – what mistake I made for 2 years by nickfos on Monday February 28, 2011 @01:27AM (#2270337)

Maybe it would be a good thing for Hacker News to explain this little detail to new readers of the list. I had to post an article first, to really check how post ranking works.

I am not saying that some articles do not deserve to have a better chance of reading, relevant to popularity. Instead I believe it would be valuable to Hacker News to have more informed readers. Otherwise there is a big chance that the "popularity" ranking can be mishandled for a number reasons, from people trying to have a "top" posting.

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