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  • 07-10-2013 3:04am
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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,369 ✭✭✭✭


    What is the logic used by the 'Trending Threads' list on the front page.

    I've noticed old threads and threads with very few (<10, 2 in this case) posts listed. This thread (highlighted in image) has shown up at various times over the last week.

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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    It must be something to do with the viewcount because the thread in question has over 6,000 views for some reason. The thread must have received a lot of views within a certain time.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,369 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    It must be something to do with the viewcount because the thread in question has over 6,000 views for some reason. The thread must have received a lot of views within a certain time.
    Only because it keeps showing up on the front page. :)


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    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    These sort of algorithms are always hard to get perfect. At the moment it's weighted quite heavily on views in relation to a thread's post count / time. We've plans to revisit the Trending query, but they're quite low priority at the current time.


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