Today
Shows live products whose launch date matches the current UTC day.
- Ordered by FairScore descending, with publish time breaking ties.
- This is the main daily leaderboard and the list that rolls over at UTC midnight.
Transparency
This page explains what the homepage tabs show, how public counts are calculated, and how FairScore turns votes, discussion, and private maker feedback into rankings.
Last updated March 28, 2026.
Feed tabs
The homepage is not one universal ranking. Each tab has its own selection and sort order.
Shows live products whose launch date matches the current UTC day.
Shows live products from the last 7 days that are gaining momentum.
Shows the most recently published live products, regardless of score.
What counts
Some numbers are simple public counters. Others are weighted inputs behind the scenes.
The visible upvote total counts only votes whose status is active. Pending-review votes do not increase the public count until they are approved.
FairScore uses the sum of active vote weights, not just the raw vote count. A product can have the same visible upvotes as another product and still rank differently if the trust weight behind those votes differs.
The public comment count includes all comments on the product, including one-level replies. Comments also feed the engagement bonus, especially when more unique people join the discussion.
Structured feedback requires a vote first. Each voter can keep one feedback entry per product, and the text stays private to the maker and admins. The count still contributes to score.
That usually means the vote was recorded as pending review. The UI acknowledges your action immediately, but the public total and the score only move once the vote is active.
FairScore formula
The score is designed so one noisy behavior cannot completely dominate the feed.
The final score never drops below zero. The homepage Today tab and the main browse views sort live products by this stored FairScore.
Weighted votes
sum(active vote trustWeight)
Public vote totals show the number of active votes. FairScore uses the weighted sum of those active votes instead.
Engagement bonus
unique commenters x 1.5 + comments x 0.3
Capped at 30% of weighted votes so discussion helps, but cannot overpower voting.
Feedback bonus
structured feedback count x 2.0
Capped at 20% of weighted votes so maker feedback matters without becoming the whole score.
Time penalty
log2(hours since launch - 48) x 2
Starts only after the first 48 hours, which helps newer launches compete before older products gradually cool off.
Trust and abuse controls
FairFound tries to reward genuine participation and slow down the easiest forms of gaming.
If an account was created within 24 hours of the product's launch, it falls back to the base vote weight instead of claiming all bonuses immediately.
Resets and timing
UTC time is the platform clock for launch days and daily homepage turnover.
The Today tab only includes products whose launch date matches the current UTC date. When UTC rolls over, the daily feed naturally becomes a new leaderboard for the new day.
Votes, comments, and structured feedback all trigger score recomputation. FairFound also stores score snapshots over time so the Rising tab can compare momentum instead of only showing absolute score.