Reverse Engineering the Hacker News Ranking Algorithm
This is the article that was discussed in yesterday's "The stories that Hacker News removes from the front page" [1]. After speaking with @dang, it sounds like what happened with the original submission was that a moderator accidentally put "(2010)" in the title and users flagged it because they incorrectly thought it was old. He invited me to resubmit the article today to allow for real discussion and to demonstrate that what happened to the first submission was accidental.I know that this analysis will get less attention than the one from yesterday, but I personally find it far more interesting and hope that it can stand on its own merits. I'll be around to answer any questions that might come up.[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13857086