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Re:Ask HN: Should HN use a different time algorithm for post... by mb2100 on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @10:52AM (#44500545)
Only Show HN posts that clear the initial hurdle of getting a few upvotes.

> matches HN's (fairly broad and loose) interestingness criteria.

this wouldn't apply then? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44500481

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Re:Ask HN: Should HN use a different time algorithm for post... by pvg on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @11:26AM (#44500917)
No, there's also /shownew so it's not just that.

this wouldn't apply then?

Why not? Looks like a completely reasonable Show HN. Could probably use a better blurb i.e. 'tune for HN-interestingness' like I mentioned above.

Have you looked at this, for instance https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638

It's linked at the top of the Show HN page. You can also email the mods for help with a submission you think is a good HN submission but didn't get much attention.

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Re:Ask HN: Should HN use a different time algorithm for post... by mb2100 on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @03:16AM (#44507125)
what would you recommend to "tune for HN-interestingness"?

Yes, I read that:

> Include text giving the backstory of how you came to work on this, and explaining what's different about it.

that's why I wrote the blurb that way.

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Re:Ask HN: Should HN use a different time algorithm for post... by pvg on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @03:56PM (#44514172)
This is a better blurb https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44498576, your knew one is a set of instructions. I think it just needs to be a little clearer, you're on the right track with the second post to focus on something more concrete but it's better to show your whole thing instead of some subthing of the thing.
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