[mutant]

How does no comments + 10 points get on the homepage of HN. System makes no sense.

[rory096]

Frequently threads with as few as 3 points make it to the front page. It's (among other things, obviously) about speed of upvotes on /newest- and given that posts rarely get more than a couple upvotes before they're knocked off the front page there, it's a good thing the threshold before things reach the front is low.

[wellboy]

Also upvotes by YC peeps, probably have 3 times more weight than normal ones.

[kops]

Looking at that video, I am inclined to say that this system(HN system) works very well. Almost like magic ;-)

[andrewflnr]

IMO, a high upvote/comment ratio is definitely a sign of a good article.