I sometimes notice it's ranked lower than submissions that are older & have smaller number of points. It's probably flagged a lot, but why would anyone do it?<p>You can see it happen here with the current post: http://hnrankings.info/6310234/
It's explained in the unofficial hacker news blog (<a href="http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#selfposts" rel="nofollow">http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#selfposts</a>).<p>Basically, it seems that submits that don't include an external link degrade faster than other submissions.<p>EDIT: So this post too will probably go down the ranks pretty quickly because it fits in the same category.
As of this moment, it's at position 27, 3 hours old, 86 points.<p>The article at position 4 is 4 hours old and has 78 points.<p>Definitely looks like flagging. The only reason I can think of is job seekers trying to hide the thread from other potential job seekers.<p>It doesn't help that it's posted on a Sunday morning. It should be posted the first Monday of every month.
While I certainly do not agree with practices such as the ones sker mentions, I do feel that Hacker News is a news site, not a job board. Posts about hiring do not belong at the top.