Re:Ask HN: What causes a top 10 front page post to jump to s...
by dragonwriter on Thursday July 03, 2014 @06:46PM
(#7986337)
> Hold on folks, it's now #181. It seems as though some form of exponential decay has been enabled by moderators.
Time-based exponential decay is the norm. Per the FAQ [1]:
How are stories ranked?
On the front page, by points divided by a power of the time since they were submitted.
Also, from the guidelines [2]:
Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to [email protected].
Re:Ask HN: What causes a top 10 front page post to jump to s...
by jqueryin on Thursday July 03, 2014 @06:47PM
(#7986342)
While I understand this, we had a direct comparable front page item I mentioned that goes entirely against the decay. This is a case of accelerated decay enforced by an OP IMO.
Time-based exponential decay is the norm. Per the FAQ [1]:
How are stories ranked?
On the front page, by points divided by a power of the time since they were submitted.
Also, from the guidelines [2]:
Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to [email protected].
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html