Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country?

#1

Post by thiefmeister » Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 7:16 AM UTC

This is just an innocent inquiry. I posted about an Official App in China that has full spying / backdoor capabilities and I can't fine the post related to it.

Re: Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country?

#2

Post by thiefmeister » Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 7:16 AM UTC

I'm new and probably violated a rule here.

Re: Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country?

#3

Post by tiredwired » Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 7:23 AM UTC

thiefmeister wrote: post #2

I'm new and probably violated a rule here.

it's there: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=thiefmeister

Re: Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country?

#4

Post by grzm » Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 7:25 AM UTC

From the FAQ (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html):

> "How are stories ranked?"

> "The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in threads are ranked the same way."

> "Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, and moderator intervention."

As you're new, you might find the guidelines informative as well.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country?

#5

Post by brudgers » Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 1:01 PM UTC

You can ask the moderators using the |contact| link at the bottom of the page. They tend to be helpful, responsive and patient.