Hello all,
Wanted to open a discussion on Lemmy’s post sorting options right now. I don’t have any experience with implementing this type of thing but right now the algorithm appears… Off? For example, ‘Active’ gives me a lot of posts over a day old but ‘Hot’ may as well be ‘New’ i.e. more recent posts with little engagement.
I don’t know if it’s due to Lemmy still picking up steam or a fundamental flaw with the algorithm. Like I said, I’m really curious to hear the opinions of those more knowledgeable.
Maybe some kind of bathtub curve could be applied. Lots of activity at the start is weighted because the topic is exciting, but that dies down for a bit, and then if someone picks up the thread much later, it gets more of a bump because the topic has longevity.
Though there’s also the issue of two users basically having an ongoing discussion that’s gotten off track, but is keeping a stale post alive.