1. Publishing time decides the order
Posts are sorted by their original publishing timestamp, newest first. When timestamps match, a stable post identifier breaks the tie. Conversation replies use oldest-first order with the same stable identifier tie-break, so a discussion can be followed in sequence. Ancestors appear before the selected thought; branches expand without a popularity score. Editing a post does not move it to the top. Likes, replies, follower counts, company status, viewpoint, identity and dwell time do not increase its position.
2. You choose the pool
Everyone includes visible top-level posts from the community. Following includes your posts and those by accounts you follow. Your Circles includes posts in Circles you have joined. Search narrows that pool by text or hashtag, then keeps the same chronological order. Bookmarks belong only to you.
3. Reposts are an explicit choice
Followed reposts are off by default. Turn them on in feed controls to include posts reposted by accounts you follow. They keep the original post time, appear once, and do not jump to the top whenever someone reposts. A muted, blocked or suspended reposter cannot introduce a post into your Following feed.
4. Safety applies before ordering
Your mute choices hide accounts from feeds and quote previews. Blocks hide content in both directions and prevent follows and messages. Suspended accounts do not appear. Reports go to administrators, who can remove content or suspend accounts. Neutral ordering does not mean that abuse bypasses the community rules.
5. Sample content is disclosed
The sample community contains 80 fictional people and 20 fictional organizations with 200 fixed example posts. Every sample surface is labeled; a small set of AI-generated sample images is also explicitly labeled. Samples cannot sign in, create activity, message, vote, or generate followers and likes. They are excluded from real-member and weekly-topic statistics. New member accounts default to samples off; the owner can review them and anyone can opt in.
6. Paging and live changes remain predictable
A page cursor belongs to its exact feed filters and preserves the initial timestamp boundary. Later posts do not slip into older pages. Live checks update visible post state and remove content you can no longer see. A new-post banner protects your reading position; at the top, new posts can appear automatically.
7. Discovery is separate from ranking
The directory uses alphabetical handle order, not popularity or paid placement. Weekly topics are ordered by distinct real contributors, then post count, over the past seven days. Topic counts never boost posts in your feed. One prolific poster therefore cannot win a topic position just by repeating a hashtag.
8. What this policy promises
This is an auditable ordering policy, not a claim that every view of the world is equally represented. Who joins, whom you follow, and moderation decisions affect what is available. Baithak does not infer political preferences or secretly personalize post order. Any future ranking option should have a documented rule and require a deliberate user choice.