Dan Luu personal blog
Randomize HN: Removing the vote threshold for getting to the front page
You ever notice that there's this funny threshold for getting to the front page on sites like HN? The exact threshold varies depending on how much traffic there is, but, for articles that aren't wildly popular, there's this moment when the article is at N-1 votes. There is, perhaps, a 60% chance that the vote will…
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- 117
- HN comments
- 132
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- 3 commenters
Web & FrontendSociety, Policy & Culture2019
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2019 | Randomize HN: Removing the vote threshold for getting to the front page by goranmoomin | 117 | 54 |
| Oct 5, 2013 | Why HN Should Use Randomized Algorithms by luu | 93 | 40 |
| Dec 2, 2013 | Why HN Should Use Randomized Algorithms by signa11 | 85 | 38 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Apr 2014 to Sep 2018.
Most recent:
- StefanKarpinski · Sep 9, 2018
- gwern · Aug 12, 2015
- Houshalter · Apr 18, 2014
