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Although imho it seems really random what makes it to the frontpage i agree that there is always an interesting mix of blog posts, news articles and technical content.
Maybe it also depends on the time of the day (different audiences active, having a slightly different taste)?
I only read HN (and all “news” content) through NNW or Feedly, so I get strict published order.
This means there are plenty of article I wish weren’t flagged off HN, and plenty with no comments I wish had commentary.
But, overall, I see what’s probably more genetically representative of posts, not the hive mind.
This is a good rundown but misses the biggest thing, random chance . Depending on time of day the your post will stay on page one of "new" for between 20-40 minutes. It needs about 4-6 upvotes in that time to drop onto the bottom of the homepage, and then with that a chance of more eyeballs. Some people skim page two and look for thing with a couple of votes for closer inspection, but the reality is you have that bri…
Wow, while I knew about the pool, I didn't know there was a page that actually showed it.
Who knows what other hidden nuggets these chosen few Illuminati are hiding!
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Wow, while I knew about the pool, I didn't know there was a page that actually showed it.
Exactly! There is no link on the main hn page to this pool, how are we supposed to visit there? And if nobody visits, what's even the use of having this pool! Who knows what other hidden nuggets these chosen few Illuminati are hiding!
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For curiosity's sake I wanted to estimate the probability of getting to the front page with a show hn. The easy but terrible way is to just look at a few new show hn from yesterday and look at how many got more than 50 points. The answer ~4% (3/79). Please expect gigantic error bars. Links checked: 2/30 from https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew?next=36572237&n=61 1/30 from https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew?next=36…
#3 currently has 25 points, #8 has 14, and #12 has 9 points. Not sure that 50 points is a good measure of whether it has been on the front page. What does that mean anyway, does being on #25 for three minutes count?
50 votes is arbitrary but represents about 5000 views and often means there was some discussion.
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#3 currently has 25 points, #8 has 14, and #12 has 9 points. Not sure that 50 points is a good measure of whether it has been on the front page. What does that mean anyway, does being on #25 for three minutes count?
You are right "on the front page" is not a good question. The question I wanted to answer is "succeeded in getting significant attention". 50 votes is arbitrary but represents about 5000 views and often means there was some discussion.
It would not surprise me. I occasionally vote on comments, but almost never vote on posts.
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Well. I think the title almost answers itself.
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You are right "on the front page" is not a good question. The question I wanted to answer is "succeeded in getting significant attention". 50 votes is arbitrary but represents about 5000 views and often means there was some discussion.
So typically, 1% of readers will vote on a post? It would not surprise me. I occasionally vote on comments, but almost never vote on posts.
https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1fd2tu/data...
This is a good rundown but misses the biggest thing, random chance . Depending on time of day the your post will stay on page one of "new" for between 20-40 minutes. It needs about 4-6 upvotes in that time to drop onto the bottom of the homepage, and then with that a chance of more eyeballs. Some people skim page two and look for thing with a couple of votes for closer inspection, but the reality is you have that bri…
The second chance pool is a pretty good example of just how mercilessly random getting on the front page is. Lots of cool and interesting stuff just slips by and gets drowned out the first time it's submitted.
I submitted the post to HN on a Saturday and it got I think two upvotes before slipping off of "new" and I figured that was the end of that. But to my surprise I happened to check HN Sunday evening and found that it was near the top. I had no idea that something like that was possible.
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Wow, while I knew about the pool, I didn't know there was a page that actually showed it.
Exactly! There is no link on the main hn page to this pool, how are we supposed to visit there? And if nobody visits, what's even the use of having this pool! Who knows what other hidden nuggets these chosen few Illuminati are hiding!