You are reading a single comment by @Velocio and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
Trending algo here: https://github.com/microcosm-cc/microcosm/blob/master/models/trending.go#L51-L110
Was replaced with "Today" shortly after launch as the algorithm didn't work well. On large sites it moved too fast, on small sites it moved too slow. It also didn't seem to deal with "hot" items very well if the items were large, i.e. if a sudden spike in comments happened on Bike Porn the size of the thread meant that it didn't really register it. Only considered conversations created within the latest year as contenders for trending.
Velocio
https://www.lfgss.com/trending/
No idea how you get to it via point-'n'-clic.