| > "How did this make it to the frontpage?" 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 comment threads are ranked the same way." > "Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which downweights overheated discussions, and moderator intervention." --- > "What are we supposed to do with this submission?" From the guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html): > "Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it." If you've got more substantive criticism of the piece: skip the other stuff and dive right into that. |