SilberWitch on Nostr: Only if you calculate based upon the root. Most clients don't display root counts. ...

Only if you calculate based upon the root. Most clients don't display root counts. There's also no differentiation, based upon depth or entropy.

A thread like

GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM
-- GM

will usually be ranked higher than one like

Longish, interesting text containing information
-- Response with question
-- -- Answer to question
-- -- Another question
-- -- -- Answer, from someone else
-- Useful feedback to the OP
-- Interesting tidbit
-- -- New conversation participant, totally excited about tidbit
-- -- Person new participant tagged, to come look at tidbit

I mean, maybe it _should_ be ranked higher. Maybe we're all just here to say GM to Jack. But I'm saying that I don't know if algo developers are considering this effect. There's a reason why trending feeds are so mind-numbingly dull, and this is the reason.