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I once read here on HN that a good metric for filtering controversial comment sections is number of upvotes/comments. If it's bellow one, the thread is probably
by etrvic 7mo ago
I once read here on HN that a good metric for filtering controversial comment sections is number of upvotes/comments. If it's bellow one, the thread is probably controversial.
- layer8 7mo agoAre you saying controversial is good or bad?
- cgfjtynzdrfht 7mo ago[dead]
- etrvic 7mo agoNeither, that's up to your individual preference. Although I think that controversial threads have more noise, but sometimes provide a more enjoyable read.
- layer8 7mo agoSo what use is it to filter them? It seems you still have to judge their worth based on their actual contents.
- jermaustin1 7mo agoThe front page has an algorithm that is "less noise, more news" but if you go to the /active page, you get more conversation-driven submissions. I tend to load both up and refresh every few hours.
- etrvic 7mo ago> The FAQ notes that submission rank is impacted by "software which downweights overheated discussions." A good rule of thumb for this effect is when the number of comments on a submission exceeds its score. Moderators can overrule the downranking for appropriate, not-actually-a-flame-war discussions. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented
- amelius 7mo agoConsider there are 100 upvotes and 100 downvotes. Net votes: 0. The submission would end up with a lower ranking that you wanted it to have.
- ThrowawayTestr 7mo agoIn common parlance, this would be called "ratioing".