The hiring thread was pushed off by all the non-hiring-thread articles on the front page, was it not? Or does the front page selection algorithm do fascinating things which made only the bitcoin stories responsible?
If the thread can't compete, why is the solution penalizing Bitcoin stories?
My perception is that if you did the histogram over thread topics yesterday, bitcoin would show itself to be overrepresented. You can do the legwork on that, you can take my word for it, or you can ask me to take your word for it that I'm wrong; all are fine options.
"Overrepresented" is a judgement call. You think bitcoins are overrepresented, but I think startup stuff is overrepresented. Neither of us is right or wrong.
Of course it can be, because as I already pointed out "overrepresented" is in the eye of the beholder. There is no empirical measure of it, its just an opinion.
If the thread can't compete, why is the solution penalizing Bitcoin stories?