Quality over raw likes
The strongest fan contributions, ranked by quality, conversation, and trusted participation.
Each eligible take gets a score out of 100: 50% quality (based on how developed the take is), 30% conversation (reactions and replies it drew), 20% trust (the author’s account standing).
Takes from suspended or deleted accounts, and takes with more than 2 reports, are excluded entirely -- they never enter the ranking, whatever their score would have been.
Ties share the same score; when that happens, order is broken by an internal ID only, purely to render deterministically -- it doesn’t imply either take is better.
Eligible takes appear after fans create quality conversation and the ranking job runs.
Eligible fans are active, in good standing, and not currently sanctioned. Rank reflects real participation, not payment -- there is no way to buy or vote for placement here.