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6/11/2015 4:04:41 PM
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Can you please explain why there are multiple "trending" topics with 0 replies?
Thanks
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Put simply, the answer is because trending favors more recent posts. Basically, each topic is assigned a score, based on when it was posted, replies, and likes (it is more complicated than that, but that's a pretty good approximation of what it does). As a post gets older, it requires more replies and likes to have the same score, to the point that it quickly becomes impossible to keep up with new posts. Combined with the age out mechanism that will quickly "disqualify" a thread for trending after a certain cutoff, it can have the effect of magnifying this date-focus. I'm working to improve this so that this effect isn't so pronounced, but it is slow going (doing anything that affects the performance of the forums is slow, there are millions of posts, and it is incredibly easy to make a change that appears good but breaks everything else).
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I understand an age out mechanic for trending, but why is the threshold still so high for highest rated? Indeed, if the thread is still getting replies at a high rate, why essentially remove it?
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That right there is what people are searching for from Bungie, an explanation on things. Thank you for responding!
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I have been skimming through these replies and I'm AMAZED how polite and how well you reply. I guess I'm so used to reading fights in the comment section for anything, that I've forgotten that people can actually handle other opinions in a civilized way.Oh The Internet.
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Oh. My. Gawwddddd communication yessss!!!!!! Thanks for the explanation even though there may be flaws at least it helps explain why it may happen.
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That sounds like a terrible system.
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Ok. So replies aren't necessarily needed. Thanks for the explanation.
