Ahhh, slashdot, those were the days. :) My idea is different, though -- the essence is (1) you'd self-tag -- imagine clicking 'in support' or 'in opposition'

Ahhh, slashdot, those were the days. :) My idea is different, though -- the essence is (1) you'd self-tag -- imagine clicking 'in support' or 'in opposition' to comment. And then (2), those two different sets of comments would go into different parts of the page. Maybe a two-column view? Maybe separate pages? Basically, conversations in a single-section format like HN are constantly getting overrun by criticism. Criticism is interesting and has its place, but it tends to be noiser, and it's disheartening when it's getting in the way of something you want to be excited about.