Why is it that a single vote can make a huge difference in social news sites?

Re:Why is it that a single vote can make a huge difference i... by noodle on Thursday May 14, 2009 @02:53PM (#609372)

time is a consideration, at least in part. don't know enough about how its taken into consideration at reddit, or here on HN, but it clearly plays an important part.

fewer votes over a very short time will tend to weigh more heavily than more votes over a long time.

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Re:Why is it that a single vote can make a huge difference i... by mooism2 on Thursday May 14, 2009 @03:29PM (#609436)

Reddit's ranking algorithm: http://uggedal.com/reddit.cf.algorithm.png

and HN discussion of it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=231168

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