I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
While I appreciate the feedback, if we just chose these articles based on data alone that might encourage people to write a) listicles b) on topics that are highly followed or broad in appeal and c) controversial/inflammatory posts. It would also potentially favor the same people again and again.
We (the DEV Team, not just me) try to pick articles that we believe have a positive impact on the community, first and foremost. We also try to pick a diverse selection of articles and authors. The choices are not arbitrary at all, there is a fair amount of work that goes into this selection; much more work than if we just ran a query and pulled the articles with the most views, reactions, or comments.
That said, if you are interested in seeing the "top" articles by metrics, you have the ability to filter your feed as @j3ffjessie outlined above.
I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
That's what's up, Kasper! We will certainly consider your feedback.
While this post is currently published by me, it's something we've been sharing for quite a while under this title and typically without too much push back on our choices, process, or title. However, we're definitely not averse to change and I can understand your take. I will bring it up for discussion with the team.
Thanks for sharing your honest opinion here!
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While I appreciate the feedback, if we just chose these articles based on data alone that might encourage people to write a) listicles b) on topics that are highly followed or broad in appeal and c) controversial/inflammatory posts. It would also potentially favor the same people again and again.
We (the DEV Team, not just me) try to pick articles that we believe have a positive impact on the community, first and foremost. We also try to pick a diverse selection of articles and authors. The choices are not arbitrary at all, there is a fair amount of work that goes into this selection; much more work than if we just ran a query and pulled the articles with the most views, reactions, or comments.
That said, if you are interested in seeing the "top" articles by metrics, you have the ability to filter your feed as @j3ffjessie outlined above.
@michaeltharrington Thank you for the reply and the clarification.
I think the reasons you list makes perfect sense and I can see why you choose to do it this way then.
Personally I don’t think the title nor the description communicates this very well. But that’s just my take.
Again, thank you for the reply.
That's what's up, Kasper! We will certainly consider your feedback.
While this post is currently published by me, it's something we've been sharing for quite a while under this title and typically without too much push back on our choices, process, or title. However, we're definitely not averse to change and I can understand your take. I will bring it up for discussion with the team.
Thanks for sharing your honest opinion here!