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Comment by yorwba

1 year ago

Probably a combination of people flagging and lots of comments. If you want to know for sure, use the Contact link in the footer to email the mods.

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croemer  1 year ago

Thanks! Why would people be flagging, other than those working at Netlify? And lots of comments penalizes? I didn't know!

PaulHoule  1 year ago

The average post on HN has two votes per comment. If a post is getting a lot more than that (say more than one) it is very possible that a knock-down-drag-out discussion is going on. So the system suppresses discussions that get a lot of comments.

I have a model that predicts the comment/vote ratio for a given headline, high scoring headlines often look like clickbait such as "Salt Bae restaurant charging nearly 700 pounds for a steak cuts heating to save cash" or "Are male and female brains that different? Surely there are better questions to ask"