From 25e23af5555048282bd6053bd0bbed812bd44f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:14:14 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adding link for ranking. --- docs/ranking.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/ranking.md b/docs/ranking.md index 608b54848..361dc24d8 100644 --- a/docs/ranking.md +++ b/docs/ranking.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ - Use a log scale, since votes tend to snowball, and so the first 10 votes are just as important as the next hundred. ## Reddit Sorting -[Reddit's comment sorting algorithm](https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9), the wilson confidence sort, is inadequate, because it completely ignores time. What ends up happening, especially in smaller subreddits, is that the early comments end up getting upvoted, and newer comments stay at the bottom, never to be seen. +[Reddit's comment sorting algorithm](https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9), the wilson confidence sort, is inadequate, because it completely ignores time. What ends up happening, especially in smaller subreddits, is that the early comments end up getting upvoted, and newer comments stay at the bottom, never to be seen. Research showed that nearly all top comments are just the [first ones posted.](https://minimaxir.com/2016/11/first-comment/) ## Hacker News Sorting The [Hacker New's ranking algorithm](https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-hacker-news-ranking-algorithm-works-1d9b0cf2c08d) is great, but it doesn't use a log scale for the scores.