On: Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these...

[brudgers]

I think that points have a correlation with votes but other things probably contribute to points in addition to votes.

[yorwba → brudgers]

What other things do you think contribute to points?

[brudgers → yorwba]

Editorial decisions?

[yorwba → brudgers]

They only do so indirectly by influencing what people see and vote on.

[brudgers → yorwba]

What do you think would be the simplest way to put something on the front page, algorithmically?

[yorwba → brudgers]

Change the timestamp to make it look like it was posted just now, but already has a bunch of upvotes and comments. (This is what the mods to when they give something a second chance.)