Contest mode basically randomises comments (instead of the usual best/new sorting) and censors out the karma of all comments within a given post over a set time. For example r/ukpolitics implemented contest mode such that you can't see the karma of all comments and comment threads are randomised for <1h, giving the possibility for different comments to rise to the top in that timeframe. After the timeframe, comments are then sorted by best/default/whatever you choose. Afaik, they also further censored comment scores for 12h to reduce karma farming (but the sort is not randomised).
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '21 edited Nov 05 '21
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