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Beat 43% of Show HN launches that day

#64 of 132 on Oct 30

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20

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 6, 05:17 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

3d

listed Oct 30, 05:17 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 31ListedOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 11h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 34h after listing
2 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
1
Rank in COMM this week
#5of 16 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
11.1%2/18 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
2over 34h

Grades · each graded against other Communication & Meetings launches from the same source

Momentum

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+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Too few peers to grade (15; need 20)

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 71% · vs 53 Communication & Meetings · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

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—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

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