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The problem is then the signal-to-noise ratio decreases and therefore making the front page less attractive to new (maybe even to more experienced) users.
by bloometal 13y ago
The problem is then the signal-to-noise ratio decreases and therefore making the front page less attractive to new (maybe even to more experienced) users.
- rburhum 13y agoWhat about two columns? One for popular and another one that peeks the top 10 new ones and keeps updating.
- bloometal 13y agoI'd go with this if I had to pick one. But having it in a new page is essentially that, right?
- csense 13y agoI like the idea. But no need for AJAX -- having it statically load as part of the frontpage would be good too. The main reason you want something like this is to keep meritorious articles from languishing without any votes.
- rburhum 13y agoDoesn't have to be ajax. Can be websockets
- sfrechtling 13y agoThere would still be clear votes on each link - making it easier to discern what others found valuable.
- bloometal 13y agoHave you actually seen some of the posts in /new ? I don't think some of the links actually deserve even the accidental exposure to traffic.
- makmanalp 13y agoEven allowing between 1, 2 and 3 new links seems like it could work. There are enough people that links would get a nice boost in being upvoted or downvoted.
- the_cat_kittles 13y agoIts a tradeoff, but you can decide how far along the scale to go. Maybe 1 random story isn't really going to ruin everything, and maybe the value of a good algorithm that tested new submissions this way would be worth it overall. Maybe we are letting alot of good stories slip through the cracks because new doesn't get enough visits- so you might want to add more than 1 on the front page. You can hide point counts too- why do we even need to see the number?