Ask HN: What causes a top 10 front page post to jump to slot #79 in seconds?
Seriously mods, this is taking things a little too far.
We went from #9 with a vote, submission time, and comment count matching a current top 10 post to all the way to #79 in the matter of a minute. Linked is the screenshot showing just how disproportionate the ratings are.
http://imgur.com/g3PdsNL
I'm sure some HNers have an idea of how the algorithm works or what went on here. Needless to say I'm very disappointed.
We went from #9 with a vote, submission time, and comment count matching a current top 10 post to all the way to #79 in the matter of a minute. Linked is the screenshot showing just how disproportionate the ratings are.
http://imgur.com/g3PdsNL
I'm sure some HNers have an idea of how the algorithm works or what went on here. Needless to say I'm very disappointed.