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 it resets at UTC midnight.
Transparency
A plain-language guide to the feed, FairScore, public counts, maker feedback, and the trust rules behind ranking.
Ranking rules can change as FairFound evolves. This page reflects the current product behavior.
Feed tabs
FairFound does not use one universal ranking for every view. 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 used 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 can acknowledge your action immediately, but the public total and the score only move once the vote becomes active.
FairScore formula
The score is designed so one noisy behavior cannot dominate the feed by itself.
The final score never drops below zero. The homepage Today tab and the main browse views sort live products by the stored FairScore.
Weighted votes
sum(active vote trustWeight)
The public vote total is a simple count. FairScore uses the weighted sum of active votes instead.
Engagement bonus
unique commenters x 1.5 + comments x 0.3
Capped at 30% of weighted votes so discussion can help without taking over the feed.
Feedback bonus
structured feedback count x 2.0
Capped at 20% of weighted votes so private maker feedback matters without becoming the whole score.
Time penalty
log2(hours since launch - 48) x 2
Starts only after the first 48 hours, so newer launches get a fair window before older products cool off.
Trust and abuse controls
FairFound rewards genuine participation and slows 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 receiving every bonus 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.