• ThrowThrowThrewaway8@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    I was wondering about this on WefWef. Is scrolling by the same posts a few times a sorting problem or a “there hasn’t been any new posts yet” problem?

    • Elle@lemmy.worldM
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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure it’s related to how the default sorting algorithm works, the default sort typically being Active. If the description in the docs is still accurate, I think maybe there’s something a little off in the decay time*, making it so posts linger, people keep commenting & conversing in comments, which keeps posts propped up, until finally at some point activity subsides enough for it to allow other posts to show up.

      *-(possibly taking too long to take effect or not being weighted heavily enough?)