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Request for Comments: Balance Scores Based on Monthly Active Users (Issue #1026) (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have had reservations about balancing scores across communities based on the number of users, as it may dilute the uniqueness and individual themes of each instance. However, upon further consideration, I have noticed that smaller instances are underrepresented on the main feed. This has prompted me to reconsider the approach and explore the possibility of balancing instances based on monthly active users instead of communities. By doing so, we can ensure a more diverse representation of instances and avoid a situation where only big instances dominate the feed. I am uncertain about the best approach, and I would appreciate hearing your opinions on this matter.

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[–] Thekingoflorda 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe each community should have a “scalability” integer assigned to them (starting with 1). Each time they get highly ranked, this number will increase or decrease, determined by the amount of interaction with the post. So if they are ignored a few times when higher ranked, they don’t get highly ranked again.

Some communities are very niche, and shouldn’t be on everyone’s front page. Maybe something like this would prevent that.