Why is sorting by “hot” showing me old, inactive posts?

Seems like hot was the best way to sort for a while, but lately it’s been filling up with inactive posts, some from years ago. Did something change?

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terribleplan@lemmy.nrd.li · 25 pts · 3y (2 replies)

They have been tuning the algorithm for that in the past releases, so may be related to that. Also, there is/was a bug where if you don't restart lemmy (on the server) regularly stuff will get stuck at the top of hot and/or active.

tigerdactyl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That makes sense, figured it’s some kind of growing pain. Wanted to make sure it wasn’t something on my end. I’ve only noticed if the past couple days.

can@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 3y

Keep in mind lemmy was a lot less active when this was initially configured. Growing pains.

tigerdactyl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 3y

for example - this is not far down the list

14specks@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 3y

c/asklemmy is not for support. Please use !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml for support requests and feedback.

quinten@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

The Lemmy site itself does have sorting problems as of right now. Try to use wefwef.app, Memmy for iPhone or another Android app. They seem to work fine!

minorsecond@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y

You want the support community, not this one.

CyanFen@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y

I'm getting ones from 10 months ago 😆