Some consideration should also go to engagement—some metric related to either number of votes or comment countwould probably indicate which posts are generating community engagement, though this could lead to bikeshedding/Matthew effect if not implemented correctly. I still think it’s directionally correct though
I think number and weight of upvotes (not netted against downvotes) is an important criterion here, especially when it comes to the risk of controversial material getting buried before most users have a chance to see it. I think this may be practically much the same as what you’re suggesting.
If something has a good number of upvotes and downvotes, my assumption is that we ideally want to present that content to the user and let them make their own decision on whether it is worth reading / engaging with. In other words, conditioned on there being a critical mass of upvotes, the presence of the downvotes doesn’t update the probability of “this is worth showing to other users and letting them make their own decision” very much for me.
If something has had enough impressions on the front page and hasn’t gotten much engagement, then the odds of future users wanting to engage with it seems fairly low.
I think number and weight of upvotes (not netted against downvotes) is an important criterion here, especially when it comes to the risk of controversial material getting buried before most users have a chance to see it. I think this may be practically much the same as what you’re suggesting.
If something has a good number of upvotes and downvotes, my assumption is that we ideally want to present that content to the user and let them make their own decision on whether it is worth reading / engaging with. In other words, conditioned on there being a critical mass of upvotes, the presence of the downvotes doesn’t update the probability of “this is worth showing to other users and letting them make their own decision” very much for me.
If something has had enough impressions on the front page and hasn’t gotten much engagement, then the odds of future users wanting to engage with it seems fairly low.