Comment by user982

1 day ago

Metacommentary: how did this post get to #5 on the front page with 1 upvote within 2 minutes of submission?

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dgellow  1 day ago

That’s how HN works, I had that multiple times over the years with my own submissions. Sometimes it gets picked up quickly, sometimes not. A post can also down rank very, very fast. It depends a lot on the level of engagement and the type of engagement