# Per-category (and per-tag) ranking factors (e.g. 0.9, 1.2 etc)

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**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 14, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-and-per-tag-ranking-factors-e-g-0-9-1-2-etc/34492 "2015-10-14T09:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-and-per-tag-ranking-factors-e-g-0-9-1-2-etc/34492/2 "2015-10-14T13:22:11Z")

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Interesting. It conflicts with the very simple and relatable logic of “newest first” though, becoming more Reddit-esque instead. Most forums probably won’t need this.

How about you restrict your Off-topic forum to TL1 users and above? Then it won’t show up in Latest or Top for anon visitors.

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