Reddit, what's the algorithm behind sort by controversial?
I kinda know the methodology behind (downvotes, common phrases, etc) but would like to get more insights if any of the engineers can share it here #tech #algorithm
Shopify percocets Nov 2, 2022
If upvote = downvote and votes > 10 then: controversial
VMware vLul Nov 2, 2022
Isn't it based on upvote/downvote ratio?
Best Buy BBoyz Nov 2, 2022
I would do something like: Take minimum of absolute value of ups and downs. 1000 up, 100 down, controversy ranking 100. 200 up 200 down, rank 200 10 up, 100 down, rank 10 You want a bunch of contention, not decisively good or bad.
Capital One huluweenie Nov 2, 2022
The more based the commet, the higher rank for controversial
Microsoft ptleo Nov 2, 2022
I thought it was just the upvote/downvote ratio
Reddit oeicnn Nov 5, 2022
Here’s the old open source algo https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/blob/master/r2/r2/lib/db/_sorts.pyx#L60 This is old but gives an idea
You would honestly get a better answer asking on the engineering subreddit. They have a blog subreddit engineers at Reddit post to