Not sure what's happening with the ranking algorithm, but it seems like the default main page is still displaying the same set of popular posts from a few days ago.
But if you switch to sorting by "Top Day," it'll show fresh popular posts from the past day.
31 Comments
bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 31 pts · 3y
There's a bug with the hot sorting algorithm. Basically the process that handles sorting the feed will crash after a few hours. (At least, that's what I've been told is the issue)
Your server admin can restart the lemmy process every once in a while as a bandaid until next update.
MicroWave@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 19 pts · 3y
Should be with the 0.18 update, which is a pretty big one that will fix some other things too. I don't think it will be that long but I don't want to go in the admin group chat going "wen release" I know how annoying that is especially for a volunteer project.
chris2112@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3076
You can follow the issue directly on Github for updates; seems its being actively worked now right now
neontetra@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I'm glad to hear the issue with the Hot algorithm is a bug, but the Active feed seems to be almost completely static as well and has been that way for a while. It's been all the same old posts basically the entire time I've been on Lemmy. Hot was the escape hatch for me until it stopped working as well, but I feel something needs to be adjusted with Active too in addition to fixing Hot. Especially since Active is the default.
Xylinna@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 3y
I bounce between top day and new which seems to help.
Sexypink@exploding-heads.com · 2 pts · 3y
I usually just bounce a ball
DoubleCore@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I am a simple bouncer. I see bouncing I upvote
kairos@midwest.social · 13 pts · 3y
Switching to Top Day just gave me a slew of 1 upvote no comment posts, as if I has switched to New.
fosho@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
i've been struggling with this problem and don't know what to do - but at least it sounds like it's not just me.
kairos@midwest.social · 1 pts · 3y
Mine ended up being that someone already took my username. They aren't using it by the looks of it, though. :\
RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Worked for me using [all]
Sexypink@exploding-heads.com · 1 pts · 3y
I like cheese
aport@programming.dev · 2 pts · 3y
i like turtles
Richie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
ilikemoney@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Maybe y'all start a community of cheese loving turtles... Call it cheetles,or maybe turteese
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 3y
New comments also sometimes works. I think the hot algorithm has a known bug where the posts don't lose ranking over time
zalack@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y
I've noticed the sorting algorithm on Kbin is much better than Lemmy's. Much more churn in the posts when I refresh.
jcb2016_@mastodon.social · 7 pts · 3y
@zalack @MicroWave I went to kbin.social today to see what the fuss is all about. Looks just like reddit lol. And it's so clean
zalack@kbin.social · 11 pts · 3y
Lol, the current situation is so messed that I can't tell if "it looks just like Reddit" is praise or criticism haha.
But yeah, I love it!
Beardliest@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y
That is for this! I was sorting by new and this is much better to see the active posts of the day.
kronicmage@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 3y
Can't wait for Lemmy 0.18!
christophski@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 3y
What is in that release?
kronicmage@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y
The fix for the hot not updating bug
derf82@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
I gather there is a bug in the code for what generates the "Hot" sort and that it only resets when the server is restarted. I believe there is already a fix on GitHub, but person that runs the instance needs to implement it.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 3y
Hot and active sorting are buggen in version 0.17.4
Gerryflap@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
For me "Hot" suddenly started showing fresh posts again after 3 days of stagnation. Nevertheless sorting by "top day" is a genius idea that I'm definitely going to use, thx for the tip!
maniajack@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Good tip, thanks. I think it would also be nice for people to sort by New and up/down vote to push more stuff to the Top lists.
KeatonPotatoes@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Just started doing this thank you!!!
gator@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Top of day works, but everytime i select all instead ot local it reverts back to local. Rip.
bangover@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Don't forget that on Jerboa at least, there is an option to hide post you've already read. Makes it a bit easier to sift through all the content.
bardm@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Great tip! Works very nice in Jerboa.