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695 points brw12 | 1 comments | 15 Dec 15 19:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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exolymph ◴[15 Dec 15 19:37 UTC] No.10739912[source]▶
Apparently I'm not cynical enough, because I was surprised by this. Does Reddit's front page work the same way?
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minimaxir ◴[15 Dec 15 19:44 UTC] No.10739957[source]▶
No. Reddit's front page ranking has no hidden metagaming from the mods. (The most they can do is hide it)
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siegecraft ◴[15 Dec 15 20:51 UTC] No.10740385[source]▶
Which is probably why certain topics get swiftly disappeared from the front page. Although I'm sure there is/was work underway on tools to automate this.
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1. minimaxir ◴[15 Dec 15 21:05 UTC] No.10740459{3}[source]▶
Most large subreddits run AutoModerator to pre-filter submissions.

In terms of submissions getting to the front page and disappearing, that's a different issue entirely than insider privilege (namely, highly selective rule enforcement). The subreddit /r/undelete captures these incidents.