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Ask HN: Why is there less Wikipedia pages on the frontpage?

5 pointsby dorianmariefr9 months ago
it used to be that there was always one or two wikipedia pages on the frontpage and i really liked reading them, but now they are pretty rare

4 comments

unraveller9 months ago
The ones HN users find useful are inherently clickbait, a user scrolls by and sees an unknown concept &quot;Heffer&#x27;s Law&quot; [1] because the description doesn&#x27;t fit neatly in a title.<p>They belong in a comment where appropriate context is a given.<p>[1]: made you look
entuno9 months ago
There are still plenty of them being submitted (I can see a dozen in the last day); but most of them don&#x27;t get many upvotes so don&#x27;t make it to the front page.<p>Maybe people are getting bored of them? Or maybe many the most broadly interesting ones have already been posted os they&#x27;re becoming increasingly niche?<p>Are you upvoting the ones in new? And are you seeing less engagement when you post them?
lafeoooooo9 months ago
In organic search, Google&#x27;s ranking algorithm takes into account various SEO factors like content quality and backlinks. For high-traffic search queries, thousands of websites compete fiercely for visibility, employing all sorts of optimization tactics. Wikipedia, while a treasure trove of information, doesn&#x27;t actively engage in such SEO practices, putting it at a disadvantage compared to these highly optimized sites.
ahazred8ta9 months ago
Just bookmark the site=wikipedia feed:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;from?site=wikipedia.org">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;from?site=wikipedia.org</a>