[akoboldfrying]

> Would you visit HN if were just a link aggregator whose ranking was decided by hidden logic of a machine?

I assumed it was...?

If not, who or what decides the ranking moment-by-moment? dang?

[agmater]

It's based on votes mainly. This is covered in the FAQ [1] and the exact algorithm has also been shared in the past [2].

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1781013