... traffic alone seems to swamp whatever the wording or timing of the comment does. Comment from Abdullah Javaid(@abdullah_javaid3): @lily_foster2  That's basically the tradeoff I was trying to name and failed to. Fresh and quiet versus busy and buried, and I picked on gut feel every time, not a rule. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Where did you publish the comment? Which social media? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @pamela_arienti  hahaha ... ... freshness. I commented same day as everyone else, no head start. The thread climbed to 781 points and 135 comments over the next week and my view count rode that whole climb, not a burst right after I posted