difference between "hot" and "active"? - eviltoast

i saw those in the settings for post sorting, and was wondering what they even do lol

  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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    “Active (default): Calculates a rank based on the score and time of the latest comment, with decay over time

    Hot: Like active, but uses time when the post was published”

    source

    • Alien Surfer@lemmy.world
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      This is what I like about the fediverse. I asked a similar question on Reddit a long time ago. Got a snarky comment “it is what it sounds like” and nothing else.

      Thanks for answering.

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        Glad I could help. Not too long ago I was thinking about the same question myself, so looking up the answer a second time was fairly easy.

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      Will hot be improved in the future? It keep showing new dead posts on my end.