Hm, let&#x27;s investigate how things get to the front page of HN. Ah, here it is, on a page titled &quot;Hacker News FAQ&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newsfaq.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newsfaq.html</a> under the header &quot;How are stories ranked?&quot;<p>Maybe perceptions are completely off base sometimes.