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1. echelo+ce[view] [source] 2020-11-10 18:29:30
>>bluu00+(OP)
Thanks dang!

You've helped keep HN readable, corrected countless title and link errors, and prevented heated discussions from devolving into fights.

I also am super thankful for your help getting my "Show HN" post to the front page.

We all appreciate you.

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2. crispy+c61[view] [source] 2020-11-10 22:03:53
>>echelo+ce
What help is available to get show hn posts to the front page?
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3. foota+G71[view] [source] 2020-11-10 22:11:48
>>crispy+c61
Following their post history, it looks like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380.
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4. TeMPOr+m72[view] [source] 2020-11-11 08:30:07
>>foota+G71
Thanks for linking that. TIL: sorting rank is a function of timestamp and votes, so when the mods push a story back to the front page, instead of special-casing the behavior, they just (get a computer to) fabricate a submission timestamp that puts the story in appropriate place on the front page.

It's a clever hack, alright, but dang if I didn't start to think I was going crazy, because something felt off with timestamps and surely the mods wouldn't be silently messing with those...

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