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Conversely, I've wondered how some stories (e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13857880) hit the top of the front page with only a few points.

Edit: Thanks all. I get it now :)



I have a pet theory that lisp posts are weighted higher on here.


My gut feel is posts like that are very new and have gotten a few upvotes in a short time.


Protip: every post hits the front page. Some posts just stay there longer.


Not every story. But some stories are cherrypicked by the mods to be shown for a short time in the front page. It's like a second chance for some good submissions.

Old explanation by dang: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10705926


* if it receives at least 4 upvotes before falling off the "new" page.


OK, I'll look at the algorithm :)




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