Previous discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6878369" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6878369</a><p>I like to think that I helped a little by pointing out the circular nature of the reasoning they were using to justify the old algorithm.<p>In any case, kudos to the Reddit staff for finally addressing this issue. It's not easy to reverse a decision that has been maintained for so long.