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Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
• CS50

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

Questions on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but these sites contribute fewer than the default five questions at a time.

1 question at a time

• Interpersonal Skills

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)

Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
  • CS50 is internally considered a private beta site, even though it's accessible to the public

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

Questions on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but these sites contribute fewer than the default five questions at a time.

1 question at a time

• Interpersonal Skills

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)

Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
• CS50

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

The question on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but that number is lower than the default five per site.

• Interpersonal Skills - 1 question at a time

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)

Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
• CS50

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

Questions on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but these sites contribute fewer than the default five questions at a time.

1 question at a time

• Interpersonal Skills

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)

Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
• CS50

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

The question on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but that number is fewer than the default five per site.

• Interpersonal Skills - 1 question at a time

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)

Excluded

• SE sites with non-English interface (localized Stack Overflow sites and Russian language in Russian)
• Meta Stack Exchange
• Per-site metas, including Area 51 Discussions
• Stack Apps
• Private beta sites
• CS50

Limited (by hotness score)

These sites can still contribute the same number of questions to Hot Network Questions, but their questions need higher hotness score to be selected.

Heavily (80% penalty factor)

• Stack Overflow

Quite (45% penalty factor)

• Software Engineering
• The Workplace

References: How is hotness score calculated at larger sites?, penalty factor per-site (higher value = smaller hotness score)

Limited (by number of questions)

The question on these sites can still end up in Hot Network Questions with the same hotness score, but that number is lower than the default five per site.

• Interpersonal Skills - 1 question at a time

Past occurrences

• Christianity (quite limited by hotness score; effectively excluded)
• Sexuality (excluded)
• Interpersonal Skills (excluded)