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Comment by lkrubner | Hacker News Reader

Stripe is a great company and so I hope this comment does not sound critical, but I find it surprising that a simple Meetup announcement would make it to the front page of Hacker News. Right now I see this information about the post:

6 points by michaelschade 27 minutes ago

So, 6 upvotes in 27 minutes gets you on the front page? I am puzzled by that. Perhaps it is an otherwise slow day? Is there some other explanation?

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5 points in the first 30 minutes is pretty standard for a front page post on almost all HN days, except for peak time. At slow times 3 points can be enough...

Doesn't it also matter who up-votes the post? I thought the ranking was a weighted points system. Meaning, if you have high karma, your up-vote is more respected.

I think I've even seen 1 or 2 up-votes getting a story to the homepage.

I have been holding back on previous stripe topics, as it seemed like every feature or news update apparently had enough HN value, as the crowd displayed by happily discussing the topic. But i must say it is getting out of hand with a stripe update on hn every other day, and sometimes 2 a day. They are doing cool stuff, and in some regard you could call them innovating. But the novelty is wearing off, and I rather read about anything that in some way stimulates the mind.. rather than dulls it. Maybe its just me.

Quite sure that news posted by YC companies is weighted higher than others (namely to promote job postings, product launches, and so forth).

"6 upvotes in 27 minutes gets you on the front page?"

From what I have observed, yes. It however does not mean it will be the top post on front page but it definitely gets you in the top 30 i.e. front page.

I was also wondering this... A local meetup making it to the homepage of HN?

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