Ask HN: Why some stories rise while others go unnoticed?
I just saw this story &quot;Google Spreadsheets and Python.&quot; in the #1 of HN. I made a library that does almost the same for Node.js ( https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;franciscop&#x2F;drive-db ) but it didn&#x27;t get so much attention compared to it [1].<p>So my question is, what influences on the ranking&#x2F;votes of the stories? I&#x27;m not complaining, just curious, this is my best guess:<p>- Tech: innovative, quality, etc<p>- Landing page&#x2F;PR (or &quot;hacker PR&quot;)<p>- Company name behind it<p>- People you know in the industry+silicon valley?<p>- What else?<p>I have some ideas as I&#x27;ve landed few projects on the front-page of HN, but somehow it seems quite <i>random</i>. I have observed a direct relationship with the mentioned points and appraisal&#x2F;hate in the comments, but not with the vote count. So does anyone have anything to add?<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8914508