What’s the difference between active and hot when filtering posts/comments? They sound like the same thing.

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If it was September id say RTM… :)

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Active (default): Calculates a rank based on the score and time of the latest comment, with decay over time Hot: Like active, but uses time when the post was published

Votes and ranking

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That’s, surprisingly straightforward. It’s refreshing to use a social network where the algorithm isn’t a black box.

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Oh right there`s actual documentation. 😅

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A tale as old as time Ü

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I was just wondering this. My guess is that hot is some sort of middle ground between active and new.

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How i understand active include the comments .

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Just a guess but I think active sorts by how active the comment sections of a post are whereas hot seems like it ranks by recent upvotes.

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