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"Ranking Comments on Social News Sites: A Novel Approach Using Comment Recency and Thread Structure" (J. Lee & S. Kim, Expert Systems with Applications , 2019, 128, 56-67) /recentlycommented
If you are a blogger or site administrator reading this, do you have a /recentlycommented link visible on your site? This paper examines how recent activity (including comments)
: Ensure the list updates instantly or near-instantly to maintain the "live" feel of the website. "Ranking Comments on Social News Sites: A Novel
For the loyal readers of a blog, this page is the community hub. If you want to recognize usernames, build rapport with other commenters, or engage in deeper debates, this is where it happens.