Is Hacker News Filtering News Related to an Asian Country? 2 points by thiefmeister 6y ago ↗ HN 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.
[–] thiefmeister 6y ago ↗ I'm new and probably violated a rule here. [–] tiredwired 6y ago ↗ it's there: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=thiefmeister
[–] grzm 6y ago ↗ 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
[–] brudgers 6y ago ↗ You can ask the moderators using the |contact| link at the bottom of the page. They tend to be helpful, responsive and patient.
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[ 1.9 ms ] story [ 21.4 ms ] thread> "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