I tried to search to find a thread that explained this but nothing came up.
I first thought it was by popularity, then by most recent. But the only thing I can see is that the most belligerent, one-sided arguments tend to be at the top of the comment tree. How does it work?
Although it's taken from the HackerNews algorithm, so you could look at their implementation?Here's the new algorithm in a nutshell: Posts are listed in your feed according to their score. The score is 1 by default. It falls off to 0 with time. Every time it is shared (or badged) a bit is added to the score, and then it is fed back into the decay equation. So even if a post is really old, a single share should bump it into people's feeds. This new system should be integrated into the site code in the next couple days. We'll see how it works. I'm very proficient at math, but not at computer code, so it could be a train wreck.
http://hubski.com/pub?id=57952 - b_bCurrently it's an exponential decay that is modified by the number of shares.
http://hubski.com/pub?id=62901 - mk
I was being facetious about the belligerence; it's no news that more opinionated and 'entertaining to read' comments often get more attention than relevant ones on zeh interwebs. I am honestly interested in how it works, jokes aside.
Me too. I've asked around for the hubski algorithm before, but I think it is "secret sauce" for now.
I'm not asking for the family recipe, I'm just wondering if there's anything I'm allergic to in it!