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FEATURE REQUEST: decay top posts overtime

6 Points, by tfed 148d ago
Over time decay rank as post ages so they drop off the front page.

Answer Count: 2

3 ianegan 148d ago
something like

   rank = (upvotes + comments) - 1/ln(age)
perhaps.
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1 ianegan 40d ago
This is now implemented.... the algo is basically

    
rank = engagement - N*log(N)
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