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Middle of the pack

Beat 53% of Show HN launches that day

#51 of 109 on Nov 6

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#2 of 2 Communication & Meetings launches on Show HN on Nov 6. 0.0% of Communication & Meetings launches (0 of 12) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Communication & Meetings →

30

points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 13, 16:52 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Nov 6, 16:52 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Nov 7Nov 8Nov 9Nov 10Nov 11Nov 12Nov 13ListedNov 7, 13:58 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 21h after listingNov 8, 12:36 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 44h after listingNov 9, 10:27 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 66h after listingNov 10, 10:45 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 90h after listingNov 11, 10:42 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 114h after listingNov 12, 10:31 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 138h after listingNov 13, 10:27 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 162h after listing
7 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
0
Rank in COMM this week
#7of 17 HN
Rank overall this week
#204of 1,038 HN
Sector hit rate
0.0%0/12 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Nov 7, 13:58 UTC
Last reading
3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Readings
7over 162h

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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 (13; need 20)

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

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

Better than 65% · vs 64 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

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works