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How Hacker News ranking works: scoring, controversy, and penalties (2013)

205 points · 110 comments · theanonymousone

  1. kens · · focus · HN ↗
    Author here. I don't know why this popped up 13 years later, but hi :-)
    1. caaqil · · focus · HN ↗
      > I don't know why this popped up 13 years later

      Maybe we the HN nerds are recomputing your proposed formula and quirks, and seeing it in real time, which may have worked since it's #1 now and I can prophetically reassure everyone it's gonna disappear in a few hours, per the article. Self fulfilling prophecy as they used to call it.

      1. efilife · · focus · HN ↗
        #2 now
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