5 points in the first 30 minutes is pretty standard for a front page post on almost all HN days, except for peak time. At slow times 3 points can be enough...
Doesn't it also matter who up-votes the post? I thought the ranking was a weighted points system. Meaning, if you have high karma, your up-vote is more respected.
I think I've even seen 1 or 2 up-votes getting a story to the homepage.
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5 points in the first 30 minutes is pretty standard for a front page post on almost all HN days, except for peak time. At slow times 3 points can be enough...
Doesn't it also matter who up-votes the post? I thought the ranking was a weighted points system. Meaning, if you have high karma, your up-vote is more respected.
I think I've even seen 1 or 2 up-votes getting a story to the homepage.