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mattj on Oct 23, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Experiment HN: Remove Numbered Listing

How about just randomizing the order on the front page? That's a more standard approach to testing something like this...

HeyLaughingBoy on Oct 23, 2009 | [–]

How about just leaving it alone? I like the numbers.

pg on Oct 23, 2009 | | [–]

The ranking of the news is also news.

BrianB on Oct 23, 2009 | [–]

..Or a way to retrieve a random article. Maybe with some point threshold qualifier. HN fortunes.

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