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		gfunk911 on Nov 6, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Reddit Front Page Is Not a Meritocracy Sounds like there are 50 subs that get spots 1-50, sorted mainly by vote count.

kevincox on Nov 6, 2014 [–]

Not quite, as you can see multiple posts from the same subs in the top 50 and it changes. They aren't fixed "slots" but just appear to be weighted like that.

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