i saw those in the settings for post sorting, and was wondering what they even do lol

  • @[email protected]
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    271 year ago

    “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”

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    • Alien Surfer
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      161 year ago

      This is what I like about the fediverse. I asked a similar question on Reddit a long time ago. Got a snarky comment “it is what it sounds like” and nothing else.

      Thanks for answering.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Glad I could help. Not too long ago I was thinking about the same question myself, so looking up the answer a second time was fairly easy.

    • AlexisFR
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      51 year ago

      Will hot be improved in the future? It keep showing new dead posts on my end.

  • @[email protected]
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    81 year ago

    I also want to know. I notice “hot” seems almost completely useless right now. A lot of posts with hardly any upvotes or comments get counted as “hot”. Yet, I believe it’s the default sort, which is a shame.

  • @[email protected]
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    21 year ago

    I’m not totally sure but I think active is based on the rate of comments and hot is based on the rate of upvotes + random sprinkling of years old stuff.

  • @BiggggDaddy
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    11 year ago

    Which one is better to find new communities?