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Poll: How often do you check "newest"?

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the importance of understanding user engagement with the 'newest' submissions on online platforms, which can influence content visibility and community dynamics. Recognizing how often users check this feed can help developers optimize content algorithms and improve user experience. It underscores the need for data-driven insights into user behavior to foster more equitable content exposure.

Key Takeaways

Submissions rely on early upvotes to get to the main page, and I was wondering how many people actually visit "newest" to give those submissions a chance.

It would be nice to correlate this with people who have "Show Dead" turned on, but this is a start. Polls suffer from selection bias, but it might be interesting.

Pick whichever is closest ...