Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days?

Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by brudgers on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:25PM (#38521861)

I think that points have a correlation with votes but other things probably contribute to points in addition to votes.

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Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by yorwba on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @02:59AM (#38528170)

What other things do you think contribute to points?

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Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by brudgers on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:09PM (#38534678)

Editorial decisions?

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Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by yorwba on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @02:47PM (#38535998)

They only do so indirectly by influencing what people see and vote on.

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Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by brudgers on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:58AM (#38543942)

What do you think would be the simplest way to put something on the front page, algorithmically?

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Re:Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days? by yorwba on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:25PM (#38546873)

Change the timestamp to make it look like it was posted just now, but already has a bunch of upvotes and comments. (This is what the mods to when they give something a second chance.)

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